KOBE - Five kittens born to a Pallas's cat, widely considered to be the world's oldest living feline species, are scheduled to be shown to the public at a zoo in western Japan later this month.

According to Kobe Animal Kingdom based in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, the kittens, were given names linked to sunlight. Weighing around 120 to 180 grams shortly after their birth in May they have grown to more than 750 grams as of late June.

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