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Nashville Zoo’s Clouded Leopard Cubs at 1 Month

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Nashville Zoo's troublemsome trio of Clouded Leopard Kittens is just over a month old. The three are beginning to fully open their eyes and are much more active than they were just four weeks ago. Clouded Leopards are vulnerable to extinction due to habitat loss. Nashville Zoo participates in the Thailand Clouded Leopard Consortium, which leads a multi-faceted conservation program that includes a viable self-sustaining breeding program.

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Video and photo credits: Christian Sperka

See more pictures of the cubs after the jump


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8 responses to “Nashville Zoo’s Clouded Leopard Cubs at 1 Month”

  1. Julee Avatar
    Julee

    OMG Squee. So cute. Love their little mews.

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  2. foo Avatar
    foo

    (if they’re just over a month old, I should HOPE they are “much more active than they were just four weeks ago”!)

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  3. FlyingWolf Avatar
    FlyingWolf

    yeah, not the best write-up… that grammatical error in the first line is painful.
    But OMG clouded leopard cubs!! If they go on public display I’m going to attempt to get down there again.

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  4. mia Avatar
    mia

    awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

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  5. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    Aww! I love the one that’s trying to eat the table :p

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  6. Annameow Avatar
    Annameow

    He’s not trying to eat the table, or lick the it…he is looking for a nice warm nipple filled with sweet warm milk! Poor little hungry babies!

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  7. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    Well I know he’s not trying to eat the table. It just looked like that. He probably smelled something on it or something like that. It was just cute.

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  8. SCL Avatar
    SCL

    Yes they’re really cute but…
    Why in God’s name aren’t these animals being raised and fed by their real mothers in an outdoor enclosure? Sure they’re cute and everyone wants to hold them, even animal specialists… but really, what is better for them?
    Also, the two adults on display really need a larger enclosure.. a place where they can run full-out for a moment if they wanted to..
    Thanks.
    Signed: A Spokesperson for Clouded Leopards

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