# Rare (and scary looking) "Manul Cat" kittens born in Germany - worth a look- trust me **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 11, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754 "2004-06-11T01:38:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/1 "2004-06-11T01:38:48Z")
[Rare Kittens Born In Germany - Manul Cats Have Longest, Thickest Fur Of Species - 10 pics](http://www.nbc5.com/irresistible/3403341/detail.html?z=dp&dpswid=1260382&dppid=65192) I wonder how big the parents are and if they could be domesticated? [Yeah I’m lookin at _you_ kitty kat.](http://images.ibsys.com/2004/0610/3402985_320X240.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/2 "2004-06-11T01:55:18Z")
The fur doesn’t look all that much longer than my longhaired domestic tabbycat. Is it just because they are young? ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/3 "2004-06-11T02:47:33Z")
Scary? Nah! They are beautiful kittenbabies. I’m envious of the zoo staffers who get to handle and play with the fuzzers. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/4 "2004-06-11T02:58:05Z")
Those are some puffy furballs! No pictures of the adults? ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/5 "2004-06-11T03:36:30Z")
Dude - they aren’t scary! They’re adorable! ---
**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/6 "2004-06-11T03:40:49Z")
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… ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/7 "2004-06-11T03:46:31Z")
Puffies! Evil looking, pissed off, hissing puffies! ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/8 "2004-06-11T03:52:07Z")
That picture reminds me of a pair of cat-shaped slippers I once had… ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/9 "2004-06-11T03:52:43Z")
> [@verbenabeast](#): > > 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… Actually your observation is quite astute (see below). I googled up some more info on them. [Here’s an adult female](http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/images/femalepc.jpg). Those are odd looking cats [The Manul - Felis (Otocolobus) manul Pallas](http://members.aol.com/cattrust/manul.htm) > [@](#): > > 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. ---
**Author:** ![GopherGod72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f0a364/32.png) [@GopherGod72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GopherGod72)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/10 "2004-06-11T03:53:21Z")
All I see are MATS! Damn MATS and Groomer bills! ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/11 "2004-06-11T04:10:12Z")
That adult female looks like somebody just told her it’s time to get dipped. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2004, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/12 "2004-06-11T04:14:03Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/13 "2004-06-11T04:30:43Z")
Those cats f—ing own. ---
**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/14 "2004-06-11T04:36:37Z")
I like kittens - they taste a bit like chicken… 😃 Just kidding - they’re adorable ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/15 "2004-06-11T04:51:27Z")
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). ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/16 "2004-06-11T10:05:30Z")
They’re so cute! I want one! Oh, who am I kidding? I want them all! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/17 "2004-06-11T13:41:53Z")
Somebody go throw a bucket of water on them so we can see how much is fur and how much is kitten. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/18 "2004-06-11T13:53:19Z")
I want one. I want one right now. I even think the momy cat is absolutely adorable. I love fuzzy kittens! ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/19 "2004-06-11T13:53:34Z")
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. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754/20 "2004-06-11T14:03:44Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Somebody go throw a bucket of water on them so we can see how much is fur and how much is kitten. 🙂 My goodness! Don’t you think they’re doing enough hissing and snarling as it is? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-and-scary-looking-manul-cat-kittens-born-in-germany-worth-a-look-trust-me/249754.md?page=2)