VIDEO: Celebrate International Pallas's Cat Day at Edinburgh Zoo

Scotland’s only Pallas’s cat, Akiko, has been spotted enjoying the Spring sun at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo in anticipation of International Pallas's Cat Day on Thursday 23 April. Visitors to the zoo can see the famously grumpy-looking cat sunbathing and exploring his rocky habitat.

The wildlife conservation charity has managed the breeding programme for the species for over 15 years and in that time helped establish the global conservation project PICA (Pallas's cat International Conservation Alliance) alongside project partners Nordens Ark and Snow Leopard Trust.