# Manul – the Cat that Time Forgot **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 22, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030 "2011-07-22T21:15:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030/21 "2011-07-24T15:55:48Z")
Wow, the round pupils are stunning! ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030/22 "2011-07-24T18:05:20Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Really? I’ve always thought they were one of the ugliest members of the cat family (along with flat-headed cats). Not ugly or beautiful to me, just different. Their very rounded, muscled shoulders make me think of a primate or a badger or raccoon. The round pupils are interesting. I would love to be able to interact with one. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030/23 "2011-07-24T18:14:09Z")
> [@Lissla\_Lissar](#): > > Mr. Lissar thinks they look like owlcats. > > Clearly koalas also want to be cuddled. > (Yes, yes, I know- grumpiest little buggers alive.) Yes, they DO look like owlcats. And picture #3 on the Zooborns page is a great example of cataloons (a cat in a pose that makes it look like it’s wearing pantaloons). Everyone, gather round. I have prepared insulin injections for all, because I present to you [Miah](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ysaleth/4352389925/). ---
**Author:** ![code\_grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030/24 "2011-07-24T19:30:41Z")
I like this one better [The Sand Cat – Desert Cat Extraordinaire | The Ark In Space](http://www.arkinspace.com/2011/06/sand-cat-desert-cat-extraordinaire.html) . I guess it looks kittenish / neotenous. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030/25 "2011-07-24T20:23:58Z")
> [@](#): > > This is the Sand Cat – or Felis margarita, > [@](#): > > He named it Felis margarita after Jean August Margueritte. Although this made the species sound half cat half cocktail, Margueritte had led the expedition during which Loche had ‘discovered’ the cat and went on to be a distinguished army general who served in Algeria. He died after sustaining a mortal wound during the great cavalry charge at the battle of Sedan during the Franco-Prussian war. Loche sought to preserve his name for prosperity by naming his ferocious feline find after him. It’s a cat! It’s my favorite alcoholic drink! I’m in love! ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030/26 "2011-07-24T20:51:51Z")
Cool link, thanks. The hair around the head looks like a miniature lion’s mane. [Lions also have round pupils](http://www.google.nl/search?q=lion%20eye&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=nl&tab=wi&biw=1680&bih=959), like this cat and unlike the slit pupils in our domesticated cats. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030/27 "2011-07-24T21:29:09Z")
They are both squeelicious =) I would get into a breeding program for either one once hubby retires. Everybody seems to want to work with the big sexah kittehs like tigers and such, but I like the little guys. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030/28 "2011-07-26T15:48:09Z")
What’s the go with that one looking through a hole in the fence? BTW, I could not think of a worse animal to keep than a koala. ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030/29 "2011-07-26T17:54:50Z")
They stare with a great intensity, ferociousness and a slight bit of disappointment. I’d love to get one, but they are about as well tempered as a zebra, so that’s not gonna happen. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030/30 "2011-07-27T17:59:56Z")
The round pupils give them a crerpy beady eyed glare. I feel like I’m looking at Wilford Brimley in cat form. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030/31 "2011-07-27T19:03:43Z")
> [@Incubus](#): > > The round pupils give them a crerpy beady eyed glare. I feel like I’m looking at Wilford Brimley in cat form. “[Give me those Quaker Oats. It’s the right thing to do.](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cmKm6o8dD4U/TbwtLDtkB1I/AAAAAAAAKa4/K3BKCJ9VnZk/s640/manul+cat+palluss+cat+pallus+15.jpg)” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manul-the-cat-that-time-forgot/590030.md?page=1)