https://allthatsinteresting.com/oyen-the-cat
"Amid the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a stray orange cat wandered into Zoo
Negara, Malaysia’s national zoo, and began living among a herd of capybaras.
Zoo officials aren’t entirely sure when, exactly, the cat moved in — but it
seems like it will be sticking around.
As
Insider reported, the ginger cat named Oyen has become a permanent fixture
of Zoo Negara — one so popular that the zoo’s vice president Rosly Rahmat Ahmat
Lana said that “95 percent of the visitors are here just to see Oyen.”
Zoo officials believe Oyen was abandoned nearby during the height of the
COVID-19 pandemic, as lockdowns across the world required people to spend more
time in their homes. This also coincided with a substantial drop in the zoo’s
revenue.
According to
The Star, however, Oyen has proven to be a blessing in disguise,
as visitors flock to see him coexisting happily with the capybaras.
“When we first discovered him, we saw he was very friendly with the capybaras.
He would eat with them,” said senior zookeeper Mohd Taufik Yazidbustami. “At
that time, we were also feeding the capybaras bread, which the cat ate.”
It may seem like an odd pairing — capybaras are, after all, the largest rodent
in the world — but Oyen and the capybaras seem to have formed a friendship of
sorts.
“The cat is very happy,” Rosly said. “Then suddenly, the public noticed that he
eats together with the capybaras, that it is something special. Oyen has become
so popular.”"
Via Diane A.
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