Az's kittens have been given names!
The names were chosen based on the fact that the father’s name, “Naru,” means “sun” in Mongolian, and the mother’s name, “Az,” means “happiness,” so each of the five kittens was given a name symbolizing “happiness connected with the sun.”
Meet them! 🎉🎉🎉
Boy San (サン) - bright, dazzling sunlight:
Girl Nagi (ナギ) - a calm sea lit by the sun:
Boy Komorebi (コモレビ) - shimmering sunlight filtering through the trees:
Boy Bono (ボノ) - dawn. A sign of hope and new beginnings:
Boy Haku (ハク) - twilight rays gently piercing the sky before sunrise:
The date of the public viewing has also been set! The zoo hopes that many people will come and see this touching and radiant sight — a mother and her kittens, which will soon be available not only to zoo staff.
■Date of public viewing: from Tuesday, July 21, 2026
■Time of public viewing: ①10:00-11:30 ②13:30-15:00
■Location: “Asian Forest” enclosure (Pallas's cat), right side *This will be the enclosure with the mother and kittens, where the mother will be called “Az.”
*Please note that the content may be changed or canceled without prior notice due to the animals’ health.
All information and photos are taken from the Kobe Animal Kingdom zoo website: https://www.kobe-oukoku.com/pickup/108
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Beautiful kitty-cats with beautiful names🥰 Stay healthy, little ones!
What beautiful, poetic names! Lovely little ones, grow up big, strong, and beautiful!
On your way, happy little suns
Pallas's cats 🤗🥰😻
Very beautiful names!
Haku, Bono, Komorebi, Nagi, San, greetings, you rogues from Aziata! Nice to meet you! 😻
Such cool names, and meaningful too! I love how carefully they choose names for manuls in Japan 👏🏻
Anya, thank you so much for the news! We’ll add the names to the site soon.
Yay!! I'm so glad the little ones continue to do well!! 💚
Actually crying. Beautiful babies, with beautiful, poetic names. Love them all.
Thank you for the article. I look forward to meeting the minuls😻
Maeko Ushiro, I’m also looking forward to your meeting 😁🤗
They shine on manulovers lives.
Annika Wawrzyńska, Couldn’t have said it better!
Amazing names! Best of luck with such names, little rays!
Prrrrrrrrrrrrrr! What wonderful names for adorable minuls.