Have you ever heard of or seen a Pallas's Cat? Wow!

[MoonRiver]

What is this crazy cat? It's a Pallas's Cat, and exciting camera trap images from Snow Leopard Conservancy's Nepal team have shown for the first time that Pallas's Cats are living in Nepal! http://wildnet.org/updates/pallass-cat-found-first-time-nepal — with Nanci Aparecida Do Prado, Juan Pablo Mayorga Cortes and Mithun Islam.

https://www.facebook.com/wildnet

[shenmue]

1. Kitteh be like what?

Meowr!

[SamKnause]

2. Kitty with a beard.

I have not heard of, or seen pictures of this breed of cat.

Thank you for posting.

[LiberalLoner]

8. It's a ruff, rather than a beard. My Maine Coon has one too. Sorry to quibble.

[SamKnause]

9. No need to apologize.

I was just trying to be amusing.

[roguevalley]

25. want

[Scootaloo]

3. I did, but i thought they lived in the Andes

Turns out I was thinking of the Andes Mountain Cat (what an original name! )

[Scuba]

4. Crikey mate, she's a beaut!

[Nika]

5. Cute kitty. For a walking hairball that is.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Looks cuddly and cute

but reputed to be unfriendly. About the size of a house cat, but with a lot more attitude.

[Are_grits_groceries]

7. They are awesome.

There are many unusual feline species we don't see very much.
Arabian Sand Cat:

[MoonRiver]

11. How adorable!

[LadyHawkAZ]

26. HOLY SQUEE BATMAN!

WANT!

Look at those little faces!

[MoonRiver]

10. Reminds me of an angry Cheshire cat!

[newfie11]

12. Very pretty

Never heard of them.

[snooper2]

13. that cat will fuck you up

[one_voice]

14. LOL..

my first thought too.

[MoonRiver]

15. I think your name is in his address book.

[Aerows]

19. Yes, it will

You can't tame them. They are an odd throwback that is both vicious and gorgeous.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. What's he going to do? Nibble your bum?

[snooper2]

23. cats will mess you up

[Lancero]

31. Heh... fluffy kitty...

Mean kitty, evil ball of fur...

[UtahLib]

16. He's gonna teach that camera a lesson or two. nt

[Arkana]

17. Pallas cats make the best faces too.

[Aerows]

18. It has round pupils

and cannot be tamed, either. It's a very ancient predecessor of many other felines.

[AnnieBW]

20. It's the Abominable Snow-Cat!

[Skip Intro]

21. There's no scale, unless there are people too small to see, rofl...

That's a fat cat, though.

[Yo_Mama]

24. Link to Youtube videos of Pallas Cats at Prospect Park Zoo

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Pallas+cats+Prospect+Park+Zoo&sm=3

[MoonRiver]

28. Love the videos!

The tail is like a raccoon's.

[Yo_Mama]

29. Yes!!! Also look at the rest of the behavior and appearance

To me, Pallas cats look like a cat evolved to fill a raccoon niche.

The movements are also similar to a raccoon's.

My favorite raccoon video:

Unbelievable how smart he is. If they had just left the garage door open and set food outside, they could have dropped the garage door once he went out to get it. He's clearly looking to get out to get some food, but he's not going to go for the trap bait. He would die of shame if he fell for that trick!

[MoonRiver]

30. They are incredibly smart little critters!

That one in the video totally trumped the humans' plans! I know most people don't, but I like raccoons. They are just gorgeous, especially the babies. I was sitting on my patio last summer, when a mom with her 5, count them, babies climbed down a tree right next to me, and started to partake of treats I had left out, primarily for squirrels, but hey, its an open buffet. Mom was a little nervous about me being so close but the babies seemed just fine. They ate for awhile then climbed right back up. Magical.

[B Calm]

27. Just one wild feral Chihuahua could rip that cat to shreds!