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Can Pallas cats be pets?

PoC avatarPosted on November 12, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 12, 2020

The Pallas’s cat does not make a good pet. ‘Pallas cat’ is strictly speaking not the name of this wild cat species. It’s more scientific name is ‘manul’ and it is sometimes referred to as ‘Pallas’s cat’ after the German … Continue reading →

Posted in Manul | Tagged exotic pets, human to cat relationship, manul, pallas cat, pallas's cat, wild cat pets | Leave a reply

Pallas’s cats at zoos infected with Toxoplasma gondii

PoC avatarPosted on November 11, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 11, 2020

Pallas’s cat is sometimes referred to as ‘Pallas cat’. The former name is the accurate one together with Manul. The status of this small wild cat species in captivity was and probably remains precarious. They are considered to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Manul | Tagged captive cats, cat illnesses, manul, pallas cat, pallas's cat, small wild cats, Toxoplasma gondii, zoos | Leave a reply

Are Pallas cats dangerous?

PoC avatarPosted on July 14, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 14, 2020

Conclusion Are Pallas cats dangerous? If you handle one which is unsocialised without protection they are potentially dangerous because they can cause harm. If you live with one which has been socialised from a kitten (or the cat has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Manul | Tagged cat aggression, cat character, cat domestication, pallas cat, pallas's cat | 1 Reply

The adorable and cute Pallas’s cat is quite friendly

PoC avatarPosted on January 18, 2017 by Michael BroadJanuary 19, 2017

It is not often that you can describe a wild cat, albeit a small one, as “quite friendly” as Mel and Fiona Sunquist did in their excellent book1. And yet a well-known British biologist, R.I. Pocock described captive Pallas’s cats … Continue reading →

Posted in Manul | Tagged domestication, manul, pallas cat, pallas's cat | 1 Reply

What wild cat has the longest fur?

PoC avatarPosted on December 14, 2016 by Michael BroadDecember 14, 2016

This is a no brainer. In first place is the Manul or Pallas’s cat and second is the snow leopard. The lynx has dense medium-long fur too. I think we can say that Pallas’s cat is a long-haired cat while … Continue reading →

Posted in Manul | Tagged Cat Appearance, cat coats, long haired cats, manul, pallas cat, pallas's cat, snow leopard, wild cat species | 3 Replies

The wild cat species who failed to become the domestic cat

PoC avatarPosted on January 15, 2014 by Michael BroadJanuary 15, 2014

The DNA of all domestic cats has no trace of any wild cat species other than the African wildcat (also Near Eastern wildcat and Arabian wildcat – felis silvestris lybica). However, 10,000 years ago, there were a number of other … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese Mountain Cat, Fishing cat, Human to cat relationship, Jaguarundi, Jungle cat, Manul, Margay, Sand cat, Small Wild Cat Species, Video, Wild Cat Distribution, Wild Cat Species, Wildcat | Tagged african wildcat, chinese desert cat, fishing cat, jaguarundi, jungle cat, margay, sand cat, small wild cat species, wild cat species | 15 Replies

Pallas cat picture | Pallas’s cat picture | Manul cat picture

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadJanuary 29, 2013

Picture copyright protected. This is a interesting Pallas cat picture. “Pallas cat” is strictly speaking incorrect. It should be “Pallas’s cat” after the gentleman who in 1776 first described the cat, Peter Simon Pallas. Pallas was a German biologist who … Continue reading →

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Pallas Cat

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadDecember 25, 2017

Pallas cat or more accurately, Pallas’s cat. Photo by muzina_shanghai The internet stops me from using this cat’s true name in the headline: Pallas’s Cat as apostrophes don’t work in file names and the file name should be the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Manul | Tagged manul, pallas cat, pallas's cat, small wild cat species, wild cat species | 10 Replies

Manul Description

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadJune 18, 2012

The manul is also referred to as Pallas’s cat and popularly as Pallas cat after the scientist who named the species. This wild cat is the about the size of a domestic cat. Although looking at the photographs you would … Continue reading →

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