Meet Oyen, Zoo Negara’s capybara cat

The former stray has become a mini-celebrity after he began hanging out with the biggest rodent species in the world.

Shot by: Mohd Afzal & Bani Jamian
Presented by: Sheela Vijayan

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[sitiazizahmy]

I went to Zoo Negara last April, and Oyen was there as one of the main attraction. He is the icon of Zoo Negara ❤❤❤

[scottdavey]

Oyen thinking to himself "I'm gonna need a bigger mouse trap"

[nurul.nijuku]

Oyen is a gift by God to help Zoo Negara. Zoo Negara struggled a lot during covid lockdown with less and less money to feed and take care of the animals.. Now more people come and visit the zoo to see Oyen, a ginger cat you can find almost anywhere on the streets of Malaysia. 😆

[christinafidance]

I think it is just so crazy that the main attraction at a zoo is a house cat! 😂 (I would def go to see him too though! If I wasn’t on the other side of the world!)

[CLBOO]

It's funny because it's not as if an orange cat is rare, in fact it's the most common animal and yet, they are still able to capture the nation's attention and becomes the news which further proves that cats are a miracle.

[adminjamie]

Oyen" is a play on the word "Oren", or orange in Malay, used to refer to ginger cats in Malaysia. It is used as a term of endearment. Oyens have a reputation for being chaotic or mischievous, so much so that one of the leading pet insurers in Malaysia has taken its name from the breed.

[anaarnl]

May god bless the people who's take care of Oyen😊

[mbgal]

Imagine going to the zoo to see a cat 😂

I would though to see a cat living with capybaras too

[calvinkong]

Finally mouse and cat became friend 😂 Tom and Jerry

[CidZero]

What. That's so cute omg.

Oyen is like one of the capybaras. I'm so glad they treat him so nicely over there. What a pretty orange kitty. ♡

[utsavgoswami]

all the unbothered, moisturized, in their lane, focused, flourishing souls

[limdennis]

When the orange cat from "Stray" video game "intruded" Zoo Negara
By the way, I also saw a white cat(probably Oyen's friend or family member from different breed) lying on a rock at the giraffe's section last Saturday morning (2nd Dec 2023)

[foerdie]

Senang je hidup oyen ni, takde beban kerja atau hutang. Just meow meow

[ЕленаСидорова-чб]

Нам ещё учиться и учиться у животных доброте взаимопониманию. Нет у них деления по цвету кожи и вероисповеданию, есть дружба. Удачи тебе рыжий Котик.Россия

[theksylltr]

Какой классный рыжий кот!
А копибар раньше никогда не видел.

[vmxkarelyn_]

I swear to god orange cats are something else regardless of where they are in this world

[boryang]

Oyen adalah kucing kesayangan saya...die adalah lagend, fighter dan manja dengan tuannya.😊

[ICTicon]

South China Morning Post brought me here 🐈😺❤❤❤

[KilatStudio]

💥Fuyoo...OYEN Abang Kawasan~The Big Boss 😎

[ceputehching-ching]

That contented purr at d end is a music to my ear..