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c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social |
This gif made me fall in love with the Pallas' cat, Otocolobus manul. Named in honor of Prussian zoologist Peter Simon Pallas, they occupy a large range from Central Asia to Iran and the Himalayas. They're stealth predators exclusively of small mammals: squirrels, pika, voles, gerbils.
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Underwhelmed
@underwhelmed.bsky.social
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Want to pet this cat....
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@davet711.bsky.social
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"Come to me, My Precious! We have something pretty & gold for you!"
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Patchouli Woollahra
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This is my favorite celebratory song about the Pallas cat. You may need to enable subs since it's Japanese, but it rocks.
youtu.be/5YLSP6b6yHg?...
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Daniel
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The fact that they have round pupils makes them look hilariously person-like
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c0nc0rdance
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This specialization makes them no threat to livestock. which reduces human threats, but they were hunted for fur in large numbers. They're not much bigger than domesticated housecats. The ears being down on the side of the head may be an adaptation to low-profile peeking over rocks for prey items.
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Teo Georgiev
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What made me fall in love with these fellas were the pictures of the baby manul that was born recently in the Helsinki zoo 🥹🥹
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Swampy💀
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Love the game face.
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Mrs Schwarzski
@mrsschwarzski.bsky.social
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Alright hold on. Are you telling me theres a part of this world where gerbils are wild?
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A cavalcade of anger and fear
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They hate everything, especially you. They even hate other Pallas cats. They are little furry fluff balls of hate, and they hate that most of all.
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kat
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Important addition to this thread is that a threat to the Pallas’ cat is the Tibetan fox, which looks like a child tried to draw a fox from memory.
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Josephine Stewart
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I love them. I will look at every single photo and thread whenever someone posts about them, even if I've seen the pictures before. They're just so neat. Fluffy little badasses with some of the judgiest-looking faces in nature.
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TheDaddyOtaku 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 (He/Him/Daddy)
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Yay for gifs with alt text! #a11y
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IzanamiC⛩️
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