CLOUDED LEOPARD, 
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THE CLOUDED LEOPARD nat. size). 
The Clouded Leopard ( Felis nebulosa ). 1 
With the clouded leopard, or, as it is often less appropriately called, the clouded 
tiger, we revert to the cats of the Old World. This handsomely-coloured animal, 
which may be regarded as the last of the very large cats, is a long-bodied and short¬ 
legged species, usually provided with a very long tail, and of thoroughly arboreal 
habits. The head is of a more elongated form than in any of the species yet 
noticed ; while the pupil of the eye is oval, with its longer diameter vertical. The 
ground-colour of the fur varies from greyish to yellowish-brown, passing into whitish 
beneath; the markings on the body taking the form of narrow vertical stripes and 
blotches of black, which form large irregularly arranged patches. On the sides of 
the face there are always two distinct black stripes, arising respectively from 
behind the eye, and from above the angle of the mouth; of which the former 
extends behind the ears to join the black markings of the back. The upper-parts 
1 Also known as F. macrocelis and F. diardi. 
