Clouded Leopard

Sunday, September 2 2007

Have you heard of about this species?

I hadn’t until one day last week, at the gym where there is free TV, watching Animal Planet and a program about two clouded leopard cubs. I think this is one of the cubs.

TV can be a great source of information ;)

These beautiful cats lives mainly in the tree tops in the rainforest in Asia. (picture taken by Tim Ellis)

The Clouded leopard has a long tail which must be good when jumping around in the trees. (picture taken by guppiecat) Another beautiful picture of Clouded Leopard is this one - photo by the photographer Donna Tomlin:

Thank you so much Donna for letting me use your picture! :) :)

one - it’s under All Rights reserved so I don’t think I can use it on my blog.

I love the pattern on the coat - it is different from the other big cats. The paws are also bigger then the other big cats. The canine teeth is very impressive or this pic. Basically, it is very suitable living in the tree tops.

Posted by lizze at 20:10
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4 Responses to “Clouded Leopard”

  1. frasypoo Says:
    September 3rd, 2007 at 15:53

    Thats a long tail!!!Cool post

  2. Josh More Says:
    September 24th, 2007 at 7:47

    I’m glad you like the tail, I certainly did when I took the photo.

    An interesting additional note is that they have recently discovered another species of clouded leopard that has a different pattern. Details are here.

  3. lizze Says:
    September 24th, 2007 at 8:29

    Josh - in your photo, you so beautifully capture the tail and how long it really is.

    Another species of clouded leopard? *heading over to check it out …* Many thanks for the info!!

  4. Tim Says:
    February 16th, 2008 at 9:56

    Hi Lizze
    Glad you like the photos - and the cats. The pattern on the Clouded leopard is unusual in being a mixture of spots and patches, which makes them a really striking and beautiful member of the Big Cat family.

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