The Unfluffly Truth about Pallas' Cats at Prospect Park Zoo

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Do I look fat in this fur? Animal myth-buster Crystal DiMiceli, wild animal keeper at the Prospect Park Zoo, delivers the verdict on Brooklyns fluffiest felines, Alexandra and Nicholas.

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[BishopMonster]

so if i were to say: Animals can be domesticated, i would be wrong because stupid people dont know what domestication means? a pallas cat can be domesticated if raised from birth, the point is: If you dont have compensation within the fields of psychology and pedagogogy you should not be permitted to have pets or children. if raised right any higher standing animal (mammals) can be tamed completely, that doesnt mean anyone can walk in the door and pet it, just the "father" or "mother".

[WCSMedia]

There is distinct difference between a "tamed" animal and species that has been domesticated. To be specific, domestication is process wheres certain traits are selected in species over generations and on a specific population. Taming is done to specific animal in specific conditions. Regardless, owning or "taming" a non-domesticated animal such as a Pallas' Cat is can be very dangerous.

[sinedtex]

погладь кота, погладь кота сука!!11

[daradaniyal]

Damn look at those....

[Asarelah]

The Mongolians refer to this cat as a "manul", and it was only named "Pallas Cat" in 1776. I personally think it should be called by its Mongolian name rather than by the name of some European who stumbled upon it.

[melissaunicorn]

Domesticated dogs and cats are genetically different from their wild relatives. Scientists have done some fascinating experiments on taming animals, notably with foxes in Russia and rats in Germany.The fascinating thing is that in every animal selected for traits we consider tamed like lack of agression and friendliness with humans, animals become more "cute" and retain juvenile traits into adulthood.

[Kazilikaya]

By that definition WCSMedia, dogs are domestic whereas house cats are simply "tame". If house cats are not handled by humans as kittens they will grow up into untamable adult cats who are essentially wild. Pallas cats are close enough in size to house cats that while they *could* injure you, they really pose no more threat that a house cat AND both species are quite similar in their diets and habits.

[aavallone]

What kind of noises do they make?

[Rodiguez83]

Big and fluffy cat.

[Nirarekdan]

@sphinxofthenewage Nope, the villain in Kung Fu Panda is a snow leopard. These guys don't have spots, they do and he does.

[aboy1983]

lol at 1:52, his mini kitty attack.

[amazingdany]

1:15 = nguh?

[sphinxofthenewage]

hes that villan cat from kung fu panda.