One of four Pallas's Cat kittens from the Wildlife Heritage Foundation stands outside the nesting box. Image is resized; the original is from ZooBorns.
Image description: a fluffy grey kitten with blue-green eyes and long claws stands beside a pale wooden box with its front paws up on the box's top edge.
ZooBorns has a great three part series about a litter of four Pallas's cats from the Wildlife Heritage Foundation in the UK. Born on May 28th, the kittens have now ventured forth from their nesting box. ZooBorns has many photos and videos. If you need an emergency dose of cute, this should do it.
The Pallas's Cat, or manul, is an endangered wild cat of Central Asia. High endemic toxoplasmosis in the cats makes successful reproduction difficult both in the wild and in captivity (here is but one example from the Denver Zoo). The Pallas Cat Study and Conservation Program has lots of information.
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