The staff at the nature reserve were hopeful that two of their domestic cats would nurse the new arrivals (who hadn’t opened their eyes yet).

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Happily, the momma cats nursed and cared for the manul kittens. The kittens grew and grew.
They played and even learned how to hunt.

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The staff, of course, fell in love – who can blame them? Once they were old enough, the kittens were released into the wild, which is where they are supposed to be.

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