Clouded leopards face alarming decline amid ‘genetic crisis,’ study warns

Mongabay
Nov 22, 2023, 10:26 pm160 pts
With their camouflaged coats, impossibly long tails, and extraordinary tree-climbing skills, clouded leopards are evolutionary marvels. They’re beautifully adapted to a feline life in the trees. But what evolution hadn’t reckoned on was us. A new genetic study indicates that the one-two punch of habitat…

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