Clouded+Leopard

These facts are from www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouded_Leopard __#71 They interact with other leopards__ These notes were found in www.abf.dial.pipex.com/clouded.htm
 * 1) 1 Scientific name: Neofelis nebulosa/
 * 2) 2 Height 55cm to 110cm (2 to 3ft 6in)
 * 3) 3 Weight between 15 to 23kg ( 33 to 50lbs)
 * 4) 4 They are distinctively marked with irregularly-shaped dark-edged ellipses that are shape like clouds
 * 5) 5 It is found in southern China
 * 6) 6 Also found in The eastern Himalayas
 * 7) 7 Also found in north-east India
 * 8) 8 Also found in south east Asia
 * 9) 9 There is also a Bornean Clouded Leopard
 * 10) 10 That scientific name is Neofelis diardi
 * 11) 11 They are found in Borneo and the Batu island
 * 12) 12 Also found in Sumatra
 * 13) 13 They have a very distinct skull structure
 * 14) 14 Because of that they are considered sufficiently different to be the only members of there genus
 * 15) 15 Neo means new and felis means small cat so the name means new kind of small cat
 * 16) 16 They have the longest proportionately canine teeth (2 in)
 * 17) 17 They prey on large land-dwelling animals
 * 18) 18 That includes arboreal and terrestrial mammals
 * 19) 19 This includes gibbons and deer
 * 20) 20 Also includes small animals like: deer, birds, porcupines, and domestic live-stock
 * 21) 21 They have five toes like any other big cat
 * 22) 22 they have five toes like any other big cat so they can climb too
 * 23) 23 The Clouded Leopard is an excellent climber
 * 24) 24 #1 Scientific name: Neofelis nebulosa/
 * 25) 2 Height 55cm to 110cm (2 to 3ft 6in)
 * 26) 3 Weight between 15 to 23kg ( 33 to 50lbs)
 * 27) 4 They are distinctively marked with irregularly-shaped dark-edged ellipses that are shape like clouds
 * 28) 5 It is found in southern China
 * 29) 6 Also found in The eastern Himalayas
 * 30) 7 Also found in north-east India
 * 31) 8 Also found in south east Asia
 * 32) 9 There is also a Bornean Clouded Leopard
 * 33) 10 That scientific name is Neofelis diardi
 * 34) 11 They are found in Borneo and the Batu island
 * 35) 12 Also found in Sumatra
 * 36) 13 They have a very distinct skull structure
 * 37) 14 Because of that they are considered sufficiently different to be the only members of there genus
 * 38) 15 Neo means new and felis means small cat so the name means new kind of small cat
 * 39) 16 They have the longest proportionately canine teeth (2 in)
 * 40) 17 They prey on large land-dwelling animals
 * 41) 18 That includes arboreal and terrestrial mammals
 * 42) 19 This includes gibbons and deer
 * 43) 20 Also includes small animals like: deer, birds, porcupines, and domestic live-stock
 * 44) 21 They have five toes like any other big cat
 * 45) 22 they have five toes like any other big cat so they can climb too
 * 46) 23 The Clouded Leopard is an excellent climber
 * 47) 24 They have short flexible legs
 * 48) 25 They have large paws too
 * 49) 26 They also have keen claws
 * 50) 27 They are combined to make them very sure footed
 * 51) 28 They can posses a tail that can be as long as their body
 * 52) 29 Their tails help them balance
 * 53) 30 Females give birth to live babies
 * 54) 31 They give birth to 1- 5 cubs
 * 55) 32 The young are blind and when they are born
 * 56) 33 Their spots are solid when they are cubs
 * 57) 34 After 10 days of life the babies are able to see
 * 58) 35 The cubs are active with in 5 weeks
 * 59) 36 At 10 months of age the cubs will become independent on their mothers
 * 60) 37 At two years of age they are adults
 * 61) 38 The females can only have one litter of cubs a year
 * 62) 39 In captivity they live 17 years
 * 63) 40 In the wild they tend to have 11 year lifespans
 * 64) 41 They scientists hope that the Clouded Leopard will increase the number of population with careful management
 * 65) 42 Most females are often killed by aggressive males
 * 66) 43 Mostly the Clouded Leopards are not aggressive
 * 67) 44 In the cages they have to have a things to climb on (preferably a tree )
 * 68) 45 Also you have to learn about their dietary habits
 * 69) 46 There are about 10,000 individuals exist
 * 70) 47 They are dying from habitat loss
 * 71) 48 Only six Clouded Leopards were ever radio collared
 * 72) 49 All of the cats that were radio collared were located in Thailand
 * 73) 50 They are on the endangered list
 * 74) 51 They are labeled Vulnerable on the list
 * 75) 52 The International trade of Clouded Leopards is banned
 * 76) 53 The U.S.A. lists it as an endangered animal lists
 * 77) 54 They are extinct in Taiwan
 * 78) 55 The last spotting of a Clouded Leopard in Taiwan was in 1986
 * 79) 56 The habitat is known as tropical and subtropical areas
 * 80) 57 The altitude is about 2,000 meters
 * 81) 58 They can also be found in mangrove swamps and grassland
 * 82) 59 It is not closely related to the leopard
 * 83) 60 For fifty years the Clouded leopard was know as something else
 * 84) 61 The Clouded Leopard is a carnivore
 * 85) 62 The prey includes: deer,sambar,birds,pigs,civet, monkeys, gibbons,squirrels,porcupines,fish, domestic cattle, and chickens.
 * 86) 63 The captive ones also eat eggs and some vegetation
 * 87) 64 They are tree-dwellers
 * 88) 65 They have squirrel like agility
 * 89) 66 They can hang upside down and crawl down trees
 * 90) 67 They do not know much about the behaviour in the wild
 * 91) 68 They pounce on their prey from the trees
 * 92) 69 They do not live in prides like the lion
 * 93) 70 They are mainly solitary animals

__#72 The pattern on their skin gives them the name__ **__Clouded__** __Leopard__ These notes were found in the book of The Kingfisher Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia by David Burnie These note were found at www.cloudedleopard.org
 * 1) 73 They mostly hunt at night
 * 2) 74 They do not chase their prey
 * 3) 75 They are strong enough to haul prey that is heavier than themselves
 * 4) 76 They often put and eat their prey into trees so that the prey does not get eaten by scavengers

 ** A c ro st ic p oe m
 * 1) 77 They are considered a member of the Pantherinae family
 * 2) 78 This family is a sub family of the Felidae family
 * 3) 79 This family also includes lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, and snow leopards
 * 4) 80 The Clouded Leopard is not a type of Leopard
 * 5) 81 It was thought that there was only one type of clouded leopard for two years
 * 6) 82 The two separate species diverged 1.5 million years ago
 * 7) 83 This was due to geographical isolation
 * 8) 84 The bornean Clouded Leopard might be re-named as the Sundaland Clouded Leopard
 * 9) 85 They are usually found in lowland tropical places
 * 10) 86 They also can be found in dry land
 * 11) 87 Also they can be found in secondary forests
 * 12) 88 Also they can be found in foothills
 * 13) 89 Only at the elevation of 9,000 feet
 * 14) 90 Also found in Nepal
 * 15) 91 Also found in Indonesia
 * 16) 92 Their coat camouflages with their normal habitat
 * 17) 93 Males weigh up to 50lbs
 * 18) 94 The females weigh significantly lighter
 * 19) 95 Usually they weigh 25-35lbs
 * 20) 96 They are one of the best climbers in the cat family
 * 21) 97 They can climb up-sidedown
 * 22) 98 They also can hang there too
 * 23) 99 There a lot of adaptations that give them skills
 * 24) 100 The clouded leopard is about 3 feet long

C- Clouded leopards are carnivore L- <span style="background-color: rgb(120, 63, 4)">Level of elevation is 9,000 feet maximum for their habitat O- <span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)">Only six clouded leopards were ever radio collared <span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)"><span style="background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153)">U- <span style="background-color: rgb(120, 63, 4)">U.S.A. has it on the endangered list D- <span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)">Dieing from loss of habitat <span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)"><span style="background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153)">E- <span style="background-color: rgb(120, 63, 4)">Endangered D- <span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)">Distinct skull structure

<span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)"><span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)">L- <span style="background-color: rgb(120, 63, 4)">Life span averages from 11 years to 17 years E- <span style="background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153)">Extincted in Taiwan <span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)"><span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)">O- <span style="background-color: rgb(120, 63, 4)">Only at the elevation of 7,000 feet P- <span style="background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153)">People are taking their habitat <span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)"><span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)">A- <span style="background-color: rgb(120, 63, 4)">At 10 months of age they will become independent form their moms R- <span style="background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153)">Rarely they ever give birth to more than 5 cubs <span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)"><span style="background-color: rgb(127, 96, 0)">D- <span style="background-color: rgb(120, 63, 4)">Dieing from being hunted for their skin

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Oprah- Good, well, this is a very special interview tonight so put your paws and hooves together for Claudia the Clouded Leopard!

Claudia- Well thank you for introducing me Oprah. I am very happy to be here tonight.

Oprah- Ok here is a question how old were you when you became independent from your mom?

Claudia- Well I was about five months old when I was abandon.

Oprah- Well how was your trip over here. I mean all the way from China that has to be a tiring trip?

Claudia-No it actually wasn’t. Only because I am a nocturnal animal I did most things at night.

Oprah-So what kind of food did you have?

Claudia- Well I had some gibbon, deer, a few cows, and some mice for dinner.

Oprah-So do you have a special someone waiting back at home?

Claudia-No I do not because we don’t live together after five months. But I do have 5 cubs back at home they are with my sister.

Oprah- So what is your last name?

Claudia-Well now it is Smithern but my maiden name is Neofelis Nebulosa.( that is the scientific name for the clouded leopard) Well I have to go back home now this was fun. By.

<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> C-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//Clouded leopards are carnivore//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> L-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//Level of elevation is 9,000 feet maximum for their habitat//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> O-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//Only six clouded leopards were ever radio collared//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> U-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//U.S.A. has it on the endangered list//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> D-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//Dieing from loss of habitat//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> E-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//Endangered//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> D-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//Distinct skull structure//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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L-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//Life span averages from 11 years to 17 years//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> E-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//Extinct in Taiwan//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> O-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//Only at the elevation of 7,000 feet//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> P-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//People are taking their habitat//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> A-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//At 10 months of age they will become independent form their moms//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> R-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//Rarely they ever give birth to more than 5 cubs//   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> D-   ** <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">//Dieing from being hunted for their skin//   <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">** <span style="background-color: rgb(120, 63, 4)">

<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> August 29,2008 Dear Diary,

Today was a great day. First my mom said that I did not have to hunt last night and she brought home a gibbon a deer, and a few mice. Boy was it a feast. At first she had to chew it for me, but now I can chew it by my self. That is only because my canines come in when I was five months old. Now I am not considered a cub anymore. And anyways today my mom is giving me a lesson on how to hunt.

First she showed me how to leap out of a tree and onto my prey. Well I guess that is a sign that I will be hunting pretty soon. That is a big step for cubs, becoming independent from our moms. Most cubs don’t even make it past the first month on their own.

Anyways I caught my first kill today. I was so eager to try it that my mom encouraged me to go for a rabbit that was near by. I climbed into the tree that close and I just pounced on top of it and BOOM there is lunch for the family. That is why today was a great day. **

||  || Height 55cm to 110cm (2 to 3ft 6in) ||   || Females give birth to live babies || It is found in southern China ||   ||   || They have the longest proportionately canine teeth (2 in) ||   || They prey on large land-dwelling animals || Scientific name: Neofelis nebulosa/ || There is also a Bornean Clouded Leopard || 23kg ( 33 to 50lbs) ||  || They give birth to 1- 5 cubs || Also found in The eastern Himalayas
 * ===Physical characteristics=== || Life Cycle || Growth || Body Functions || Pregnancy & Birth || Location / Habitat || Adaption || Problems || Behavior || Diet || Predators / Prey || Family groups || Relatives ||
 * They are distinctively marked with irregularly-shaped dark-edged ellipses that are shape like clouds
 * They have a very distinct skull structure ||  || Weight between 15 to

||  ||   ||   ||   || That includes arboreal and terrestrial mammals

|| That scientific name is Neofelis diardi ||  ||
 * They have the longest proportionately canine teeth (2 in) ||  || After 10 days of life the babies are able to see ||   || The young are blind and when they are born || Also found in north-east India

||  ||   ||   ||   || This includes gibbons and deer || Because of that they are considered sufficiently different to be the only members of there genus ||   || || Also found in south east Asia ||  ||   ||   ||   || Also includes small animals like: deer, birds, porcupines, and domestic live-stock || Neo means new and felis means small cat so the name means new kind of small cat ||   || || They are found in Borneo and the Batu island ||  ||   ||   ||   || ||  ||   ||
 * They have five toes like any other big cat ||  || The cubs are active with in 5 weeks ||   ||
 * hey have five toes like any other big cat so they can climb well ||  || At 10 months of age the cubs will become independent on their mothers ||   ||
 * The Clouded Leopard is an excellent climber

||  ||   ||   ||   || Also found in Sumatra ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || flexible legs ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || keen claws
 * They have short
 * They have large paws too ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * They also have

||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || tail that can be as long as their body
 * They are combined to make them very sure footed
 * They can posses a

||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Their tails help them balance ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Their spots are solid when they are cubs ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||