Check out this adorable video of a clouded leopard, JoGayle, playing with a boomer ball in her enclosure.
The clip was posted by the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington DC.
The zoo said: “Clouded leopards have large paws with specialised foot-pads that help them grip branches and climb.”
JoGayle chases her boomer ball at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute! Clouded leopards have large paws with specialized footpads that help them grip branches and climb. #WeSaveSpecies
Posted by Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Sunday, June 3, 2018
Clouded leopards live in the forests of southeast Asia and are one of the most ancient cat species.
This rare species cannot roar or purr, making them neither a true great cat nor a true small cat.
