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March 26, 2009

Video: Newborn Clouded Leopards

We thought the National Zoo’s newborn clouded leopards were cute when we got the first photo. But now there’s video. Listen to them squeal! Animal care staff and veterinarians are feeding the cubs every three hours and monitoring their temperature and body weight. They’ve found that hand rearing clouded leopards increases the endangered species’ chances of survival.

To learn more about the monumental birth, read “National Zoo Celebrates Birth of Rare Clouded Leopards.”





2 Comments »

  1. Those gloves look only marginally protective, given those sweet little toenails on the kittens.

    Comment by Mary Mactavish — March 26, 2009 @ 3:43 pm


  2. [...] Zoo’s clouded leopards turned one year old today. You might recall last year’s March video of the little darlings posted here on the Around the Mall [...]

    Pingback by Clouded Leopard Cubs’ First Birthday at the Zoo | Around The Mall — March 24, 2010 @ 4:51 pm


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