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Pallas's Cats: Raising Kittens in Ladakh's Changing Landscape

For years, the high-altitude village of Hanle has been the Pallas's cat's safe abode, but new developments are rapidly altering the habitat. Can these two mother cats keep their kittens safe?
A Roundglass Sustain film Directed by Biont
Updated   July 30, 2025
A Roundglass Sustain film Directed by Biont
Updated   July 30, 2025
9 min watch
For years, the high-altitude village of Hanle has been the Pallas's cat's safe abode, but new developments are rapidly altering the habitat. Can these two mother cats keep their kittens safe?


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Biont

Biont

a 'team of four friends', tells stories through visual media, with a mission to connect people with science, beauty and threats of our natural world.

Published Dec 22, 2022

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