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It is Leopard – A Clouded Leopard

It is not a normal leopard which raids areas near its habitat all over India. But a rare, clouded leopard was spotted for the first time in the community forest of Nagaland. Named for its spotted coat, this cat species has largely remained hidden, until now. The animal, known to inhabit low elevation primary evergreen rainforests of Himalayas, was spotted at an altitude of 3,700 meters along the Indo-Myanmar border. The images captured in the ca…