Son of Belka b. 2017—the terrific Pallas's cat, who used to live in Mill Mountain Zoo.
He was born on March 21, 2017 in Mill Mountain Zoo to the family of Yeshi the Pallas's cat and Belka the Pallas's cat.
Unfortunately this manul is not with us anymore. He passed away in April of 2017, he was eleven days old.
One of the biggest problems of keeping Pallas's cats in captivity is the high mortality rate among Pallas's kittens. They are most vulnerable during their first year of life. In the first year of life mortality rate among Pallas's kittens in zoos varies from 50% to 70%. In the wild mortality rate varies from 70% to 90%. Unfortunately Son of Belka b. 2017 didn't survive the first year of his life.
This manul's siblings
Twin siblings born on March 21, 2017 in Mill Mountain Zoo to the family of Yeshi and Belka