Let us introduce you to the gorgeous Odlha the Pallas's cat. She lives in Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
She's two years old, born on April 7, 2022 in Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to the family of Moose the Pallas's cat and Tiina the Pallas's cat.
Odlha was given her name in Columbus Zoo and Aquarium where she was born. Her second name Kaarina has Finish origins, in honor of her grandfather, who was from Finland. This name is still used as internal name in the zoo. Read more about the names of Odlha.
Siblings of Odlha the Pallas's cat
Twin siblings born on April 7, 2022 in Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to the family of Moose and Tiina
Younger siblings born on July 3, 2024 in Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to the family of Moose and Tiina
Photos of Odlha the Pallas's cat
Other names of Odlha 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 2022 in Columbus Zoo and Aquarium she was given her first name—Odlha (འོད་ལྷ།). Her official name is Tibetan. “Odlha” means “Goddess of light” in Tibetan: “od” means “light”, “lha” means “a deity”. The correct spelling is “wur-la”. Huge thanks to 吐宝兽的钱兜子 for helping determine the meaning of the name.
On April 7, 2022 in Columbus Zoo and Aquarium she was given her name Kaarina, which she is known by to this day. Her second name Kaarina has Finish origins, in honor of her grandfather, who was from Finland. This name is still used as internal name in the zoo.