News tagged with clouded leopard
Why the leopard got its spots
Why do leopards have rosette shaped markings but tigers have stripes? Rudyard Kipling suggested that it was because the leopard moved to an environment "full of trees and bushes and stripy, speckly, patchy-blatchy ...
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Rare Sunda clouded leopard has two distinct types
Tests have proven a long-held belief that Borneo's rare Sunda clouded leopard is really a different subspecies from its Indonesian relative, according to researchers.
Jan 23, 2011 |
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First footage of clouded leopard captured in Borneo
The Sundaland clouded leopard, a newly identified and little understood species of big cat in Borneo, has been filmed for the first time.
Feb 15, 2010 |
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Candid cameras give a chance to see wildlife as a scientist does
Researching animals in the wild can be challenging, especially if it involves a rare or elusive species like the giant panda or the clouded leopard. To remedy this, scientists rely heavily on camera traps—automated ...
Feb 25, 2011 |
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Malaysian peatswamps obliterated for palm oil: study
Peatswamp forests home to such species as the Borneo pygmy elephant are being obliterated in Malaysian Borneo to make way for palm oil plantations, according to a new study.
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Clouded leopard cubs born at National Zoo
An endangered clouded leopard at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Conservation & Research Center (CRC) in Front Royal, Va., gave birth to a genetically valuable litter of two cubs on Tuesday, March 24. The clouded leopard, ...
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Bangladesh leopard renews hopes for species survival
Bangladeshi conservationists said Thursday the discovery of a rare leopard captured by villagers in the southeast of the country renewed hopes for the survival of the critically endangered species.
Jul 23, 2009 |
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