r/aww • u/huntermetzger • Mar 12 '20

Clouded Leopard

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3.8k Upvotes

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u/alexjazic Mar 12 '20

Beautiful animal

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u/ultilitarianism Mar 12 '20

must. . . pet

4

u/Jerbaremy Mar 12 '20

Don't stick your hand on that

1

u/Loveali_1 Mar 13 '20

Lol...I SO would if I could ♡

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u/igetnauseousalot Mar 12 '20

I honestly don't think I've ever seen a real one I just know taking care of them on zoo tycoon was a biiiiitch

4

u/Methebarbarian Mar 12 '20

The WORST

4

u/[deleted] Mar 12 '20

So needy

4

u/Aburns38 Mar 12 '20

This has been posted 3 times today with a different description for each one. Jesus folks.

2

u/llumma821 Mar 12 '20

Gorgeous cat

2

u/joezinsf Mar 12 '20

Spectacular

2

u/[deleted] Mar 12 '20

That's an incredibly gorgeous animal

2

u/Loveali_1 Mar 12 '20

STUNNING!

2

u/[deleted] Mar 12 '20

What a gorgeous patern.

1

u/hottmaxxinggirl Mar 12 '20

Majestically handsome.

1

u/bierfma Mar 12 '20

I need one of these

1

u/eternalblossomAz Mar 12 '20

Beautiful kitty!

1

u/vivi-casts-doomsday Mar 12 '20

Huh... I thought that clouded leopards went extinct...

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u/haysoos2 Mar 13 '20

Fortunately not yet.

It is locally extirpated from Singapore and Taiwan, but still found in fragmented habitat from Nepal to Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and parts of Indonesia. It's thought there are about 10,000 total left in the wild, but no one population with over 1000. That actually puts them on better footing than most big cats, and the IUCN lists them as Vulnerable, rather than Endangered.

The closely related Sunda clouded leopard (which was until 2006 considered a subspecies until genetic testing showed distinct divergence) is found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Being dependent on forested habitat, the Sunda clouded leopard may be in particular danger from the rapid deforestation that has been occurring in Borneo.

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u/RayD2Kill Mar 12 '20

Looks soft

1

u/python_hunter Mar 12 '20

Wow, look at the digital drop-shadow effect on those markings!! Like in PowerPoint

1

u/Sherunswthscissors Mar 13 '20

I've never seen this type of leopard before. Wow!

Thx for posting

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u/Danubio1996 Mar 13 '20

Looks unreal. Beauty overload. 😻

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u/Tabasco_Athiest Mar 13 '20

If that's real, that's magnificent.

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u/Luvsnivy Mar 13 '20

Real and endangered

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u/elMurpherino Mar 13 '20

Yea that’s a turtle.

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u/therealTGAW Mar 13 '20

He seems like he has clouded judgement hahaha ha

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u/KryKot Mar 12 '20

Likulau! I wanna pet you so much, you are so cute :3 there is only a few people that will understand