A photograph of Fay in Opel Zoo
Fay in Opel Zoo, November 11, 2023

Otocolobus manul manul

Fay the Pallas's cat

Baralacha

Misha's and Rosa's daughter who lives in Opel Zoo. She was born on June 6, 2018 in Brno Zoo

ID: MNL000174

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Meet the marvelous Fay the Pallas's cat. She lives in Opel Zoo.

She's seven years old, born on June 6, 2018 in Brno Zoo to the family of Misha the Pallas's cat and Rosa the Pallas's cat. Read more about the travels of Fay.

She was given her first name Baralacha in Brno Zoo where she was born. When she moved to Opel Zoo she was given a new name—Fay. Read more about the names of Fay.

Siblings of Fay the Pallas's cat

Twin siblings born on June 6, 2018 in Brno Zoo to the family of Misha and Rosa

Photos of Fay the Pallas's cat

Fay's travel adventures

In 2019 Fay moved from Brno Zoo to Opel Zoo.

Naming history of Fay the Pallas's cat

Usually a manul has one name throughout its life, but on rare occasions name might be changed. For example, this can happen when a manul is moving from one institution to another—the new institution may give a manul a new name due to cultural, regional or other reasons.

In Brno Zoo she was given her first name—Baralacha. There, manuls are traditionally given “mountain” names: Baralacha is a high-altitude pass in the Zanskar range of northern India, in the Himalayas.

In Opel Zoo she was given her name Fay, which she is known by to this day.

A photograph of Fay in Opel Zoo
Fay in Opel Zoo, November 11, 2023