Borneo Clouded Leopard a vegetarian chicken

Media are describing the Borneo Clouded Leopard as a newly discovered species. This was filmed nearly ten years ago and shows the 'new' species to be a vegetarian frightened by a tiny chicken.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Clouded
• Leopard
• Borneo

[tanatribe]

how come if there are 9000 of these leopards, it was a secret?

[WildfilmAustralia]

Exactly. It wasn't, the scientists just hadn't declared it a different species from the mainland asian version. The media misquoted them.

[liz03butterfly]

where is this place exactly?

[WildfilmAustralia]

Just outside of Kota Kinabalu in the Malaysian State of Sabah, which is in North Eastern Borneo.

[sacredpigeon]

Why is it eating leaves? Is it really eating leaves?

[WildfilmAustralia]

Well, he (it's a male) was certainly chewing leaves. One thought I had was that it might be using them to clean its teeth. The whole event was quite unexpected.

[Oreocremerocks]

@WildfilmAustralia Cats eat greenery for a variety of reasons, but one of the main reasons is to help it regurgitate hairballs. =) Often times they will choose a mildly toxic plant for this reason. This is why a house cat when given a chance to go outside immediately starts chewing on grass and why getting the wheat grass you see in pet stores is great for them. Just expect a mess. Another very useful reason for chewing and rubbing on greenery, is another was of scent marking.

[geliyonnuey]

new research of sweden scientists shows that bigcats can eat plants to heal

[SpartanD419]

az much az i lyk clouded leopards LMAO!!

[TransPersonal123]

Ha ha, all cats eat a little grass or leaves, it helps them in digestion.

[CyricRO]

It's not scared of the chicken, the description is wrong.

[sadrice]

But is quite a lot considering that borneo is not the whole world.

[BruteDesire]

You can never be too careful eh??

[meesha1121]

did you know 78 species become extinct evreyday? tomorrow clouded leopards can be next because of man!!!

[supersandor]

Is it really afraid of the chick or is it just ignoring it?

[Gadgetfingers]

Which Ostritch farm was this? Is it the one which used to run a zoo style business? As a citizen of Kota Kinabalu, the fact that such a creature is at such close hand, along with the appaling fact that this magnificent animal is in custody intrigues me.