Rare clouded leopard pups born in captivity using artificial insemination

Cloudy Snow Leopard Pups

A litter of clouded leopard pups were born at Khao Khew Open Zoo in Thailand, a press release from the Smithsonian's National Zoo announced Monday. It is the first successful artificial insemination birth of clouded leopard pups outside of the U.S. The previous AI birth occurred in 1992, also with the help of scientists from the National Zoo.

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Marshall Bright is a digital production assistant at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked at America's Test KitchenSAVEUR and Studio 360. Originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, she now lives in Harlem with her cat, Pickles.