Clouded Leopard

Sizes Length: 45 - 76 in. Weight: 22 - 45 lbs Height: 21 in. Lifestyle Habit: equally adept at hunting on the ground as they are in trees, but uses trees primarily as a resting place Diet: birds, primates, small mammals, porcupines, deer and wild boar

Lifespan: 17 years in captivity, aroud 11 years in the wild Breeding Sexual Maturity: 24 - 36 months Mating Season: throughout the year Gestation: 86 - 93 days Litter size: 1 - 5 kittens (average 3)

Flexible ankle joints enable clouded leopards to climb down trees head first. Clouded Leopards are also quite adept at swimming and readily take to water. Clouded leopards are thought to give birth in nest- like structures above ground in hollow trees, but ground level dens in thick vegetation have also been found.

Clouded leopards are notoriously difficult to breed in captivity because of high incidence of males killing females.

They are still widely hunted for their teeth and decorative pelt, and for bones for the traditional Asian medicinal market. Clouded Leopard live in the Asian rainforests of Nepal through Indochina, Sumatra, and Borneo. A Clouded Leopard's markings look greyish or yellowish brown, with black margined blotches that have pale centers. Births in captivity have occurred from March through August but animals having a tropical distribution often don't have a well defined reproductive season.

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