With short, limber legs and a long tail, the clouded leopard is perfectly adapted for living in the trees. Flexible ankle joints allow it to descend trunks headfirst, one of only two cat species that can pull this off. A long tail provides stabilizing balance for leaps between trees. Sharp, retractable claws let this jungle climber dangle off branches in all sorts of gravity-defying positions.
A special day for a special cat
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A day of service for Dr. King
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Discovery Day in Yukon, Canada
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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To Sua Ocean Trench
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A festival of lights in India
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Gamboa Crater, Mars
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
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Here s looking at you
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International Day of Friendship
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