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Watch, as a Pallas’s cat sees a camera outside its den

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July 4, 2014

This Pallas’s cat, also called a manul, is a resident of Central Asia and the high mountain region of the Himalayas. About the size of a domestic house cat, it’s been classified as Near Threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 2002. It is a notoriously shy creature. Motion-sensing “camera traps” placed in remote ecosystems like this one help record the behavior of creatures like the Pallas’s cat. Watch this one as it suddenly notices the camera, and moves toward it for a better look.

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Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.