Clouded leopard hay cloud leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is one of the wild cat the most beautiful and dangerous in Vietnam. Photo: The Third Pole.Worldwide, this cat species is distributed from the foothills of the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to southern China. In Vietnam, they have been recorded in Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Lam Dong. Image: Wikipedia.A medium-sized species in the feline family, the clouded leopard is regarding 60 cm long, including the tail 110 cm, and weighs regarding 11–20 kg, four times that of a domestic cat. Photo: Spirit Animal Totems.The leopard coat has a very beautiful pattern. The background of the feathers is light or bright yellow, with many large veins on the sides of the back, the patterns are bordered by a closed and very sharp black rim. Photo: Big Cats India.Their fur has many black streaks running from the middle of the body along the spine to the end of the tail; many small black spots on the head, thighs. Along the tail there are many rings clearly but broken or blurred on the underside of the tail. Photo: Spirit Animal Totems.Because the leopard’s fur has a pattern that looks like a cloud, the scientific name and the name of the leopard in many foreign languages refer to “cloud”. Photo: Smithsonian’s National Zoo.Clouded leopards have a muscular and well-proportioned body, with fangs among the longest of any feline in existence, allowing them to hunt fairly large prey. Photo: Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo.The cat’s preferred habitat is tropical and subtropical forests with elevations up to 2,000 meters. However, they are also sometimes seen along mangrove swamps or grasslands. Photo: Spirit Animal Totems.Clouded leopards are especially good at climbing. Surprisingly, they can move when hanging upside down, under branches and leaning trunks. Photo: The Ellen Fund.In the wild, clouded leopards mainly hunt arboreal mammals, namely gibbons, monkeys, and birds. They also hunt terrestrial prey such as deer, porcupines and cattle. Photo: Theresa Elvin.The female leopard gives birth to 1 to 5 cubs following 85 to 93 days of gestation. The young open their eyes at regarding 10 days, climb following regarding 5 weeks, following regarding 10 months, they can live independently. Photo: Earth Touch News.They reach reproductive age following 2 years, and the female can become pregnant once a year. In captivity, clouded leopards can live up to 17 years. Photo: The Revelator.There are two recognized extant jaguar subspecies, the subspecies eofelis nebulosa macrosceloides from Nepal to Burma and the subspecies Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa from southern China. Photo: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden.In recent years, the number of jaguars has been severely reduced due to the shrinking habitat due to deforestation as well as hunting for fur or traditional medicine. In the UICN Red List, they are Endangered. Photo: DNA Zoo.In Vietnam, clouded leopards are very rare in nature, and are at high risk of extinction if not well protected. In the Vietnam Red Book, they are classified as Endangered. Photo: WallpaperAccess.Invite readers to watch the video: Meaning of Vietnamese New Year customs | VTC1.
Clouded leopard hay cloud leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is one of the wild cat the most beautiful and dangerous in Vietnam. Photo: The Third Pole.
Worldwide, this cat species is distributed from the foothills of the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to southern China. In Vietnam, they have been recorded in Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Lam Dong. Image: Wikipedia.
A medium-sized species in the feline family, the clouded leopard is regarding 60 cm long, including the tail 110 cm, and weighs regarding 11–20 kg, four times that of a domestic cat. Photo: Spirit Animal Totems.
The leopard coat has a very beautiful pattern. The background of the feathers is light or bright yellow, with many large veins on the sides of the back, the patterns are bordered by a closed and very sharp black rim. Photo: Big Cats India.
Their fur has many black streaks running from the middle of the body along the spine to the end of the tail; many small black spots on the head, thighs. Along the tail there are many rings clearly but broken or blurred on the underside of the tail. Photo: Spirit Animal Totems.
Because the leopard’s fur has a pattern that looks like a cloud, the scientific name and the name of the leopard in many foreign languages refer to “cloud”. Photo: Smithsonian’s National Zoo.
Clouded leopards have a muscular and well-proportioned body, with fangs among the longest of any feline in existence, enabling them to hunt fairly large prey. Photo: Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo.
The cat’s preferred habitat is tropical and subtropical forests with elevations up to 2,000 meters. However, they are also sometimes seen along mangrove swamps or grasslands. Photo: Spirit Animal Totems.
Clouded leopards are especially good at climbing. Surprisingly, they can move when hanging upside down, under branches and leaning trunks. Photo: The Ellen Fund.
In the wild, clouded leopards mainly hunt arboreal mammals, namely gibbons, monkeys, and birds. They also hunt terrestrial prey such as deer, porcupines and cattle. Photo: Theresa Elvin.
The female leopard gives birth to 1 to 5 cubs following 85 to 93 days of gestation. The young open their eyes at regarding 10 days, climb following regarding 5 weeks, following regarding 10 months, they can live independently. Photo: Earth Touch News.
They reach reproductive age following 2 years, and the female can become pregnant once a year. In captivity, clouded leopards can live up to 17 years. Photo: The Revelator.
There are two recognized extant jaguar subspecies, the subspecies eofelis nebulosa macrosceloides from Nepal to Burma and the subspecies Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa from southern China. Photo: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden.
In recent years, the number of jaguars has been severely reduced due to the narrowing of habitats due to deforestation as well as hunting for fur or traditional medicine. In the UICN Red List, they are Endangered. Photo: DNA Zoo.
In Vietnam, clouded leopards are very rare in nature, and are at high risk of extinction if not well protected. In the Vietnam Red Book, they are classified as Endangered. Photo: WallpaperAccess.
Invite readers to watch the video: Meaning of Vietnamese New Year customs | VTC1.
