BINGHAMTON (WBNG) — The Ross Park Zoo revealed the birth of 4 Pallas’s cats Friday.
The kittens were born to moms and dads Jodi the mom and Atlas the daddy. They were born upon April 23 which the zoo said it International Pallas’s Cat Day.
“We think mom, Jodi is a feline marketing genius for her timing!” the zoo said, with focus on “genius.”
The Pallas’s cat is likewise referred to as Manul and is among the smaller sized types of cat. They weigh in between 5 to 9 pounds typically and have to do with the size of domestic cats. They have long and thick fur that makes them look larger.
They are belonging to rocky outcrops and steppes of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan and Turkmenistan.
“Fun fact! According to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Institute, while most cats have vertical, slit-shaped pupils, Pallas’s cats have round pupils like those normally found in larger predator felines like Puma,” the zoo said.
In March, the zoo revealed the birth of a litter of sand cats.
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