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New species of leopard found in Borneo

Royston
in Biology

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I heard this on the news today, and immediately thought it was a first sighting...not so, the clouded leopard of Borneo has been overlooked as a new species for over a century. Please see the article below.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070315/ap_on_sc/borneo_clouded_leopard

 

"Who said a leopard can never change its spots? For over a hundred years we have been looking at this animal and never realized it was unique," said Stuart Chapman, WWF International Coordinator of the Heart of Borneo program, which is dedicated to preserving the flora and fauna in the deep jungles on Borneo.

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