Meet the Monkey Cat

The Formosan Clouded Leopard

A subspecies of the Clouded Leopard, the best climbers in the cat family. Less than 10,000 remaining in the wild.

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Fun Q&A

Some things you might not know about Formosan Clouded Leopards and their habitat.

How big is a clouded leopard?

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Why do clouded leopards spend so much time in trees?

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What's with the long tail?

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Can I see a video of one of these cuddly creatures?

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What do Clouded Leopards eat?

They eat gibbons, macaques, slow loris, small deer and wild boars, which they ambush from the trees or stalk from the ground. They may also hunt birds and rodents.

When was the last known sighting of a Clouded Leopard in Taiwan?

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Why Reintroduce the Formosan Clouded Leopard?

Less than 10,000

The Clouded Leopard is on the Red List for Threatened Species with less than 10,000 remaining in the wild.

Extinct in Taiwan

The last confirmed sighting of the Formosan Clouded Leopard occurred in 1989.

Ecosystem Balancer

The absence of the Clouded Leopard in Taiwan has caused a cascade of imbalances in the local ecosystem.

Indigenous Icon

In the mythology of an indigenous tribe of Taiwan, it is strongly believed that a Clouded Leopard guided the original forefathers to their ancestral land where they have now lived for centuries.