Clouded Leopard

[Desert Orchid]

Fascinating news item on the BBC this morning.

They've discovered a new species of big cat which they're calling the Clouded Leopard. It's a beautiful creature (as are all the big cats - it's the little ones I can't abide.)

I don't know how to make links (not being involved in the sausage industry) but if you go to the BBC News home page and click the Science/Nature link, it's in there with video.

 

[Raksha]

It certainly is beautiful, but the news is not that it's new - there are some in zoos, but that DNA has proven it's a totally different species to the 'ordinary' leopard from other parts of Asia.

 

[Desert Orchid]

Thanks, Rashka. Somehow the name 'clouded leopard' didn't sound original to me!

 

[Triptych]

There's a good picture of one on the front of The Times. What a beautiful animal it is.

 

[Raksha]

Originally posted by Desert Orchid@Mar 15 2007, 11:28 AM
Thanks, Rashka. Somehow the name 'clouded leopard' didn't sound original to me!

It's the name of a TTouch move, as this move was first practised on a Clouded Leopard in a zoo.