Rare (and scary looking) "Manul Cat" kittens born in Germany - worth a look- trust me

astro · June 11, 2004, 1:38am

Rare Kittens Born In Germany - Manul Cats Have Longest, Thickest Fur Of Species - 10 pics

I wonder how big the parents are and if they could be domesticated?

The_Devil_s_Grandmother · June 11, 2004, 1:55am

The fur doesn’t look all that much longer than my longhaired domestic tabbycat. Is it just because they are young?

danceswithcats · June 11, 2004, 2:47am

Scary? Nah! They are beautiful kittenbabies. I’m envious of the zoo staffers who get to handle and play with the fuzzers.

kittenblue · June 11, 2004, 2:58am

Those are some puffy furballs! No pictures of the adults?

Mauvaise · June 11, 2004, 3:36am

Dude - they aren’t scary! They’re adorable!

verbenabeast · June 11, 2004, 3:40am

they look a lot like lynxes… got ta get me one… is that the kittens that weigh 8 pounds? cause my li’l mutt-cat Angus (weighing in at around 30 lbs) would eat it whole…

Batsinma_Belfry · June 11, 2004, 3:46am

Puffies! Evil looking, pissed off, hissing puffies!

elfbabe · June 11, 2004, 3:52am

That picture reminds me of a pair of cat-shaped slippers I once had…

astro · June 11, 2004, 3:52am

Actually your observation is quite astute (see below). I googled up some more info on them.

Here’s an adult female. Those are odd looking cats

The Manul - Felis (Otocolobus) manul Pallas

The eyes are large and set forward in the head, reminiscent of an owl. They have probably evolved like this for hunting by sight. The coat colour is light grey which may vary to yellowish buff and russet. In the adult animals the tips of the hairs are white giving a frosted appearance. Two dark streaks run obliquely across each cheek. Lips, chin and throat are white. Traces of transverse stripes may be present on the back and limbs, and the dark tipped tail is encircled by four rings.

Long classified in the genus Felis, it is believed that Pallas’s cat is closely related to F. silvestris. Despite this it has been allocated a unique generic status (Otocolobus) in the recent, controversial, review of Felid taxonomy (C. Wozencraft, A Taxonomy of the Felidae. Cat News 18, 1993, p.24). There are particular cranial features which are reminiscent of the lynxes, which led to this. In addition, unlike most other small or Felis cats, the pupils of Pallas’s cat are round.

GopherGod72 · June 11, 2004, 3:53am

All I see are MATS! Damn MATS and Groomer bills!

Batsinma_Belfry · June 11, 2004, 4:10am

That adult female looks like somebody just told her it’s time to get dipped.

Lynn_Bodoni · June 11, 2004, 4:14am

They look adorable but not really friendly. Now I have the irresistable urge to go gitchie on a kitty tummy. Fortunately for me, I have two quite friendly felines living in my house. Sapphire? Achilles? Mama wants you!

Hyperelastic · June 11, 2004, 4:30am

Those cats f—ing own.

Fritz · June 11, 2004, 4:36am

I like kittens - they taste a bit like chicken…

Just kidding - they’re adorable

Guinastasia · June 11, 2004, 4:51am

1…2…3…AAAAWWW!!!

They don’t look scary. Of course, looks can be deceiving. Our Piper Grace has the sweetest, wide-eyed scared look you could imagine, and yet earlier she gouged out my left shoulder and upper arm when I was trying to carry her into the laundry room. (She’s afraid to go past the dog, who chases her and the others).

AngelicGemma · June 11, 2004, 10:05am

They’re so cute! I want one! Oh, who am I kidding? I want them all!

Ethilrist · June 11, 2004, 1:41pm

Somebody go throw a bucket of water on them so we can see how much is fur and how much is kitten.

Lissla_Lissar · June 11, 2004, 1:53pm

I want one. I want one right now. I even think the momy cat is absolutely adorable. I love fuzzy kittens!

Tiggrkitty · June 11, 2004, 1:53pm

Hey! They look like my Sebastian kitty at home when he was first rescued out of a barn. Same wild-eyed, get the heck away from me stare too.

Such cuties.

Lynn_Bodoni · June 11, 2004, 2:03pm

My goodness! Don’t you think they’re doing enough hissing and snarling as it is?