How to Use clouded leopard in a Sentence

clouded leopard

noun
  • Nova is a four-year-old clouded leopard with round ears and a dappled coat.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
  • For now, the zoo has no long-term plans to grow its clouded leopard population.
    — Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The young clouded leopard can be seen on a live stream from the Nashville Zoo.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Extremely secretive and elusive, clouded leopards are known to be one of the best climbers.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Another creature that shares the same habitat as the giant panda is the clouded leopard.
    — Rebecca Cairns; Video By Hazel Pfeifer, CNN, 10 May 2022
  • Despite the name of the species, clouded leopards aren't actually true leopards.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Gemma, a clouded leopard, was born in August was once snuggling a lamp plush and bottle feeding on milk.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Other definitions group big cats by size and add clouded leopards, cheetahs, snow leopards and cougars.
    — Elisa Neckar, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2018
  • Reportedly the smallest of the large cats, the clouded leopard can rotate its ankles.
    — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 13 Nov. 2019
  • The nearly impossible-to-find clouded leopard in Borneo can be added on.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Some point to the clouded leopard of Asia has sometimes as having the potential to become the next sabertooth.
    — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 21 Mar. 2017
  • The zoo opened in 1997 and hosts a breeding program for the endangered clouded leopard.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2026
  • Last month, a clouded leopard escaped from the Dallas Zoo after a hole was cut in its enclosure.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Despite their name, clouded leopards are not a leopard at all, and belong to their own species, the Smithsonian said.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The death comes just over a week after an hours-long search for a missing clouded leopard spurred a criminal investigation.
    — Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Nashville Zoo announced the birth of a female clouded leopard March 11.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Boon the clouded leopard is the newest member of the Zoo Atlanta family.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • In January, a clouded leopard — a species much smaller than a tiger — escaped her enclosure at the zoo after its mesh was cut.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Plus, for the first time in the zoo’s 114-year history, clouded leopards and African leopards have also joined the pack.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
  • Suksn, a seven-year-old female clouded leopard, gave birth to two cubs, according to a Wednesday news release.
    — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Zoo Miami announced the birth of two adorable clouded leopard kittens Tuesday.
    — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2020
  • About a week before, a clouded leopard, Nova, got out of her habitat after someone broke into it, according to the zoo.
    — James Hartley Fort Worth Star-Telegram (tns), al, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Police have since charged Irvin with two counts of burglary to a building in connection with the tamarin monkey and clouded leopard cases, police said.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The tree-dwelling clouded leopard is one of eight tiger species found in Kang Krachan National Park, officials said.
    — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
  • None of the zoo’s other big cats, including snow leopards, cheetahs, a clouded leopard, an Amur leopard, and a puma are showing symptoms.
    — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, 5 Apr. 2020
  • The clouded leopard, named Nova, got out of her enclosure Friday morning, forcing the zoo to close and prompting an hours-long search.
    — CBS News, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The clouded leopard, for example, is at the center of wildlife officials’ attention as the feline captures the limelight.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The cat’s canines are long for its size; perhaps, over time and with the right evolutionary nudging, the clouded leopard or another cat could take Smilodon's place.
    — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 21 Mar. 2017
  • The survey marked the highest elevation record for the common leopard, the clouded leopard and the marble cat, according to the release.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Nashville Zoo has announced the birth of two clouded leopard cubs — one of the Tennessee zoo's signature animals.
    — Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022

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