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Endangered Leopards Birth Suprises All

by Pat Coate | March 27, 2009
"We're very happy with their progress."
- Dr. JoGayle Howard, reproductive scientist

Front Royal, Virginia, USA - At the National Zoo in Washington this week, the surprise birth of not one, but two clouded leopard cubs is giving new hope to an endangered species.

In the last 30 years, more than 70 clouded leopards have been born at the Virginia facility, with the last litter born in 1993.

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