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http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9369000/9369238.stm
Jan 22th 2011 by The Guardian | UK
Scientist still do not know much about the evolution of the leopards, but they have found out that there is a new species of clouded leopards. There are two species that are very similar to each other, but new research has proved that there are differences between the leopard living in Asia and the one living on Borneo and Sumatra. It was until 2006 that was assumed that all leopards belonged to a single species. Although this seems to be something new, it is only a new discovery because the two species are thought to have diverged over one million years ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9369000/9369238.stm
Jan 22th 2011 by The Guardian | UK
Scientist still do not know much about the evolution of the leopards, but they have found out that there is a new species of clouded leopards. There are two species that are very similar to each other, but new research has proved that there are differences between the leopard living in Asia and the one living on Borneo and Sumatra. It was until 2006 that was assumed that all leopards belonged to a single species. Although this seems to be something new, it is only a new discovery because the two species are thought to have diverged over one million years ago.
I did not understand what they meant in the article by saying ‘clouded leopards are the most elusive of all the big cats’. Why are they elusive when they have footage of the cat. Though I think that they mean to say that we still know so little about this species. We know a lot more about for example lions and tigers. I like this news and I like this kinds of discoveries. Further research has started now, by counting the number of leopards. They also have studied some skulls and fur coats and they have collected their DNA to study their genetic system.
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