Manul

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Manul has a rather peculiar appearance. The manul has short and thick legs, and the body as a whole looks massive due to the lush fur. The tail is evenly broad and fluffy, with a rounded tip. The head of the manul is small, spherical in shape, tufts of long hair grow on the cheeks - sideburns. The ears are small, rounded, set low and set wide apart. The eyes are large, close and high set

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Manul has been kept in zoos since the early 1950s, and has been breeding since the 1960s. For 2020, about 100 individuals are kept in zoos in Europe.

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The manul was first described in 1776 by Peter Simon Pallas. The species is currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, but in the past it had a near vulnerable status; in addition, the species is included in the Red Books of various countries. Some populations are threatened by poaching, prey reduction due to rodent control programs, and habitat fragmentation due to anthropogenic factors. The manul has been studied rather poorly due to its secrecy and rarity.

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Manul lives in treeless, arid areas with a sharply continental climate: in the mountains, steppes and semi-deserts, where little snow falls. Manul is not adapted to fast running, but is well camouflaged. Shelter arranges in rock crevices or in burrows of other animals, feeds mainly on pikas and rodents. In the wild, it breeds once a year, pregnancy lasts 60-75 days. Kittens are born in the spring, in the litter most often 3-4 kittens, which by 4-5 months become independent and leave their mother.

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Manul lives on a vast but fragmented territory in Asia: from western Iran and Armenia, in Central Asia and in some regions of Russia, to Transbaikalia, Mongolia and Tibet. The total number is estimated at 58 thousand individuals, the largest population lives on the territory of Mongolia.

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The fur of the manul is soft, the most fluffy and thick among the cats. The fur of the manul has a characteristic uneven color, in which the basis is usually gray, from darker to lighter, as well as an admixture of reddish or ocher.

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Manul, also Pallas cat (lat. Otocolobus manul) is a predatory mammal of the cat family. In appearance and size, it is similar to a domestic cat, but differs in a shorter and more massive body and paws, as well as long and thick fur. The length of the head and body is from 46 to 65 cm, the length of the tail is from 21 to 31 cm, and the weight is 2-5 kg.

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