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Endangered Specie Clouded Leopard General Information

	The Clouded Leopard is a small medium sized exotic cat.
	It is found in the forests of Asia.
	It is an extremely secretive cat, so little is known about its behavior in the wild.
	Most of what we know about this amazing endangered cat is from studying them in captivity.
	The Clouded Leopard got its name from it cloud like spots.
	These spots make for great camouflage in the forest.
	Male can weigh up to 50 pounds and the smaller females can usually weigh between 23 and 38 pounds.

Description and Adaptations:

	Clouded leopards are one of the best climbers in the cat family.
	They climb upside down under tree branches and hang from branches with their hind feet.
	Clouded leopards can run vary securely head first down a tree trunk like a squirrel. Other exotic cats cannot do that.
	The Clouded Leopard has some unique features that help it do have unusual climbing abilities.
	Their legs are short and stout, providing excellent leverage.
	Clouded leopards have a low center of gravity while climbing.
	Large paws with sharp claws enable them to get a solid grip on tree branches.
	Their back legs have flexible ankle joints that lets the foot rotate quite a bit. Because of this feature clouded leopards can run head first down a tree just like a squirrel.
	Their tail gets up to three feet long which is about the same length at their whole body. This makes their balance really good.
	The clouded leopard has very long canine teeth. These canines are longer in proportion to body size than those of any other species of exotic cat.

Habitat and Distribution:

	Clouded Leopards have been seen around the foothills of the Himalayas at about 9000 feet.
	Clouded leopards are mostly found in lowland tropical rainforest habitats, but can also be found in dry woodlands and secondary forests.
	Range countries historically included most of Southeast Asia from Nepal and southern China through Thailand, Indonesia, and Borneo.
	Currently four subspecies are recognized: 1. Southern China to East Burma 2. Nepal to Burma 3. Sumatra, Borneo and Java and the 4^th being Taiwan which is believed to be extinct.

Reproduction:

	Captive breeding programs of the clouded leopard have run into some difficult obstacles. One being that the pairs are often so aggressive that sometime the female ends up being killed. The common practice now it to introduce potential pairs before they reach the age of one. That seems to be helping. The clouded leopard is one of the more difficult cats to breed in captivity.
	Clouded leopards are sexually mature at about 2 years old. Mating occurs any month of the year in the wild
	Gestation is about 83 and 95 days
	Litter have 1 to 5 cubs
	Cubs are independent at approximately 10 months of age.
	Females could have one litter every year if breeding could be successful that often, but it simply is not at this time.

Behavior:

	Clouded Leopards are carnivores so are all exotic cats
	They hunt a variety of prey including birds, squirrels, monkeys, deer, and wild pigs.
	People used to think that clouded leopards hunted in the trees
	People now think that some hunting happens in the trees, but that most hunting is on the ground.
	Clouded Leopards rest and lounge in the tress during the day.
	Pretty much nothing is known of the social behavior of the clouded leopards in the wild.
	It is believed that they are solitary except when with a mate while breeding or when a female has cubs. But again so little is really known about this cat in the wild it is hard to be sure.
	People used to think the clouded leopards were strictly nocturnal
	Evidence suggests that in fact they may be active during some parts of the daytime as well.

Conservation Status:

	The clouded leopard is listed as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act, as an Appendix I endangered species by CITES, and vulnerable by IUCN.
	It is protected from hunting in most countries.
	This protection is NOT well enforced at all.
	Clouded leopard numbers are believed to be declining rapidly.
	Because this cat is so secretive exact population numbers are hard to estimate.

Please do an internet search on Clouded Leopards and learn all you can about the fascinating exotic cat. While you are learning also find something that YOU can do to participate in saving this magnificent cat from extinction. Extinction is forever, it cannot be reversed.

YOU CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPECIE SURVIVAL OR EXTINCTION FOR THE AMAZING CLOUDED LEOPARD.

Will you ignore this specie until it is extinct or will you take action NOW and get involved in saving this endangered specie?

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