Clouded Cat
by Jamie Frier
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10.000 x 8.000 inches
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Title
Clouded Cat
Artist
Jamie Frier
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas Board
Description
The clouded leopard is a wild cat found from the Himalayan foothills through mainland Southeast Asia into China. In 2008 it was classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Its total population is suspected to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with a decreasing population trend, and no single population numbering more than 1,000 adults.
Clouded leopards are a medium-sized cat named for the cloud-like spots on its coat. These provide camouflage in the dappled light of its forest habitat. The cats usually stand 10-16 inches tall and are 4 to 6 feet long, almost half of which is the tail. Males tend to be larger and weigh up to 50 pounds, while females rank in at about 35 pounds. They are the most talented climbers among the cats. In captivity, they have been observed to climb down vertical tree trunks head first, and hang onto branches with their hind paws bent around branchings of tree limbs. They are capable of supination and can even hang down from branches only by bending their hind paws and their tail around them. When jumping down, they keep hanging on to a branch this way until the very last moment. They can climb on horizontal branches with their back to the ground, and in this position make short jumps forward. When balancing on thin branches, they use their long tails to steer. They are one cool cat.
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December 2nd, 2016
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