Prospect Park Zoo / Зоопарк Проспект-парка
Prospect Park Zoo
Brooklyn, United States / Бруклин, Соединённые Штаты Америки
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An important note when visiting Prospect Park Zoo - in the summer it gets hot in Brooklyn, and since the Manuls are in an outdoor enclosure, they may not be viewable at higher temperatures. I’ve been told that they won’t be in the public enclosure above 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Do they have some indoor air-conditioned enclosure? We saw this in Saitama Children Zoo in Japan, they have there an outdoor enclosure and an indoor one but both of them are available to the public. In summer the indoor one is air-conditioned and manuls prefer to stay there even if door to the outdoor enclosure is open 
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I was there back in September and as far as I could tell the indoor area wasn’t visible by the public. (Which was extremely sad because it was raining and therefore I didn’t get to see any manuls. 
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Same experience here. I went there in August.
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It happens sometimes with manuls Don’t be upset! You’ll see a manul next time!
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I finally had the chance to go back for a second attempt at meeting Sarnai and Batu. Batu didn’t want to come out, but Sarnai was very active, patrolling her enclosure. She has such a pretty sandy coloration! I uploaded a bunch of photos but this one came out the best:
https://manulization.com/manulover/mnamosyna/photos/3o1gSeCDT91aWhyB
Also I may be going to DC in the beginning of June, so I might try to visit Ceba and Akar again if I do. (I got to see Akar the last time I was there, but not Ceba.)
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She’s so beautiful! And she came so close to the fence! I’m jealous 
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Yes, I was so pleased with how close she got! The only previous manul I’ve been able to meet was Akar at the Smithsonian, but she just stayed on her little roofed platform the whole time. (It was raining so I don’t blame her!) So to have Sarnai come right up to me and look me straight in the eyes… 
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Sarnai is such a serious fluffy lady 
Thank you for your photos!
I see they use modern black net for the enclosure! Is it possible to get closet to the enclosure?
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I took some pictures of just the enclosure:
There’s an outdoor enclosure that connects to an indoor area (the low brown building to the left in the first photo). You can see the door between them in the photo of Sarnai. The outdoor area is set a little back from the path so you can’t get much closer than we were. The other side of the outdoor enclosure is made of glass, but the door to the building it’s against was locked so maybe it’s for keepers only? As far as I know there’s no way for the public at least to see into the indoor area. 
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Thank you for the photos! So from the other side it’s a glass, and from this side it’s a net, right?
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Correct!
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Haha! 
Thank you so much for the video message from Sarnai and Batu! They’re so funny!
Who do you think is the boss in their pair?
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Oh my god I love them! Such strong personalities they have 
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I think that’s Sarnai hitting Batu, so Sarnai is the boss!
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Sarnai seemed like a very serious girl when I was there so I definitely bet she’s the boss! I’m so jealous you got to see Batu as well and witness their interactions and also lunch time!
(Out of curiosity, when was their feeding time? I’d love to plan a visit around it.)
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My second video was recorded at 4:16 on Saturday. Good luck on your next visit!
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Ooo later than I expected, probably why I missed it both times I went. Thanks for the info!!
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