Happy International Pallas's Cat Day!
A festive riddle 😁
On a sunny spring day, Pallas's cats gathered in the Mongolian steppe to celebrate their holiday—Pallas's Cat Day. The master of the steppe—the wild Pallas's cat—welcomed guests from various countries and zoos.
During the merry dance, all the guests got mixed up, and now it's impossible to tell who's who. The task is to identify all the visiting Pallas's cats, who is who, and also to find the master of the steppe—the wild Pallas's cat.
A photo of a Pallas's cat, April 23, 2026
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Happy Manul Day! It's a beautiful art, Anna!
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Thank you 😁 Happy Holidays! 🎉🎉🎉
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Happy holidays! Everyone!
Everybody in favor saying: happy international pallas cat day! Ekekekekeke
The most wonderful day of the year!
I love how this site just casually unites manulovers from all over the world. Everyone, keep up the good work.
This is one of my best days in the whole year！ Happy International Pallas's Cat Day！！！🎉🎉🎉
This is not art, this is a work of art!
Do folk costumes provide clues or just confuse?
helgaingvar, They're giving me hints! 👌
The faces of the Pallas's cats are real and the costumes of the countries where they live
Then the Briton looks like the eternally gloomy Jochi
helgaingvar, Yes, it's Jochi! 👍
Next to Jochi, probably Yuyu
helgaingvar, Да! 👏
My turn: wearing a kokoshnik – the Siberian matriarch Lastochka! 😻
And who's to her right? Dear Manulomaniacs from the US – take a closer look 😁🤓
The overseas visitor from the USA, judging by the pronounced triangular stripes near the nose, looks like Tashi or Pazi
Logically, the one in the blue Asian suit should be a wild manul.
In an Indian sari—well, the choice is limited, there's only one girl, Violetta, but she has yellow eyes, while in the art they seem to have a greenish tint. And her under-browed gaze is more like Kim or Skif's.
The boys above: a Viking and a burgher... We need to run through the inhabitants of the zoos of Sweden and Germany.
helgaingvar, Yes, Tashi and Violetta! 👏
There's only one male living in Sweden right now 😁👌
helgaingvar, Yes, in the blue suit is the Mongolian wild manul, master of the steppes 👏
Vika Malyshkoverified_filled ,
Yes, the Swallow is dancing!
Анна, Yeah, I was thinking about Katti-Matti, but he turned out so brutal in the art, and I already have a stereotype that all of Mimi's children look like her and have an amazing spiritual look, like in Renaissance paintings)))
helgaingvar, The only German left is Dersu, Karaganda's son from Dessau 😁
Анна, I was torn between him and his brother Dima. It was clear it was one of them, but I couldn't decide which.
There's also a beautiful Manulessa-san from Japan. I tried to identify her by her Manulessa makeup, but I couldn't. Maybe someone can suggest some alternatives? It's interesting!
Overall, it's a fantastic riddle, it made my day, I was racking my brains all day 😺
helgaingvar, Oh! It's very easy to recognize the beautiful Manulessa-san: she has very special eyes, no one else in Japan has eyes like hers 😁
I also really love identifying manuls, it's a thrilling activity 🤝
In the middle is Lastochka (second from the left in the bottom row) and Veselka (in the middle in the top row)? I don't recognize the others.
I read the answers above, and yes, I guessed right. But I could have figured out more if I'd tried a little harder.
Thank you, great round dance!
Анна, Is it Oliva?
Pavel Burov, Yes, Lastochka in a kokoshnik and Veselka/Violetta/Vishenka in an Indian sari 👏
Maeko Ushiro, No, not Oliva 😁 Look at her eyes
Анна, Then...Mei?
Maeko Ushiro, No 😁
Анна, Honey?
Maeko Ushiro, Yep! 👏👏👏
This is the photo
Анна, Wow, at last I could make it😁 Well, I have a postcard of young Honey and she doesn't have the spots on her eyes yet. I often see the postcard (because it's near my desk), so I almost forgot how her eyes look like now😂
Maeko Ushiro, Honey is very beautiful! 😍😍😍
Maeko Ushiro, Leo is an angel 🤗