Champion in climbing

Spray leopards are incredibly good climbers. They have very strong legs and they can twist their ankles. This allows them to climb out of the tree with their heads down. They can also climb upside down along branches and even hang from a branch using only their hind legs. Their long tail helps them stay balanced.

No more forest

There are probably fewer than 10,000 clouded leopards still living in the wild. One of the major problems for these animals is that their habitat is getting smaller and smaller. The rainforest in Southeast Asia is being cut down to make way for agriculture. What remains are very small pieces of forest. Those pieces have no connection to each other. As a result, clouded leopards cannot seek each other out to mate.

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