Misha—the terrific Pallas's cat, who used to live in Miller Park Zoo.
He was born on April 18, 2016 in Brno Zoo to the family of Manu the Pallas's cat and Rosa the Pallas's cat. Read more about the travels of Misha.
Unfortunately Misha is not with us anymore. He passed away in 2020, he was three years old.
He was given his first name Makalu in Brno Zoo where he was born. When he moved to Miller Park Zoo he was given a new name—Misha. Read more about the names of Misha.
Siblings of Misha the Pallas's cat
Twin siblings born on April 18, 2016 in Brno Zoo to the family of Manu and Rosa
Photos of Misha the Pallas's cat
Children of Misha the Pallas's cat
On March 26, 2019 in Miller Park Zoo five pallas's cat kittens were born to the family of Misha and Nozomi
On June 6, 2018 in Brno Zoo five pallas's cat kittens were born to the family of Misha and Rosa
Misha's travel adventures
In 2018 Misha moved from Brno Zoo to Miller Park Zoo.
Other names of Misha 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 zoo to another—the new zoo may give a manul a new name due to cultural, regional or other reasons.
In 2016 in Brno Zoo he was given his first name—Makalu. Traditionally for the Brno Zoo this Pallas's cat has “mountain” name: he was named after Makalu mountain — fifth-highest mountain on Earth located in the Mahalangur Range in Himalayas
In 2018 in Miller Park Zoo he was given his name Misha.