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Clouded leopard spotted in Thai northeast for first time in 20 years

A large wild cat with a tortoise shell-pattern coat was spotted near the Thai-Cambodian border in what wildlife officials say was the first time the animal’s been seen in two decades.

Four photographs of the clouded leopard taken by a camera trap were released this morning by the national parks department. The big kitty was spotted in the Phanom Dong Rak mountains near the Thai-Cambodian border in Isaan, according to Chaiwat Limlikitaksorn, local director of protected areas.

The capture of the rare mammal, whose name is earned by its cloud-like spots, is said by the park chief that it appears for the first time in 20 years. 

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