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Cats' Cloisters

Sumatran Tiger

Clouded Leopards

Cat coats are often exquisitely marked for camouflage. Despite protection these animals are still poached for their fur.

Clouded Leopards are hunters of small mammals and birds in forests of parts of Asia. Short legs and long tails indicate a life lived in trees. They are endangered, and subjects of a captive breeding programme.
 
Like the Golden Cat, little is known of their habits as wild animals. Golden Cat
 
Leopard Cat The Leopard Cat is a 'small cat'; it purrs, but cannot roar; and has vertical pupils. All cats have sharp pointed canine teeth and retractable claws.
Binturong. The reason for including this large member of the civet family here, is its alternative name of 'bear-cat'! It is unique in this animal family in having a prehensile tail. Binturong
 

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