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Propagating a Passel of Pallas’ Cats

Pallas' cat kitten produced by artificial insemination performed by CREW scientists (Photo: Columbus Zoo & Aquarium)

Pallas’ cats (Otocolobus manul) have been one of the focal species for conservation research at the Zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) for the past 20 years. Our studies in [...]

Paws on the Ground: Zoos Work Together to Produce a Second Pallas’ Cat Birth through Artificial Insemination

Pallas' cat born at Columbus Zoo (Photo: Amanda Carberry)

For several years, scientists at the Cincinnati Zoo’s Lindner Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) have been working to apply reproductive sciences, such as semen freezing and artificial insemination (AI), to [...]

Oh Where, Oh Where Can the Pallas’ Cat Be?

Our Pallas' cats hang out on top of the rocks (Photo: Shasta Bray)

How familiar are you with the world’s small wild cats? Did you know that there are 28 cat species that weigh less than 50 lbs? These pint-sized predators may not get the fanfare or [...]