04-03-2017 01:08 via denver.cbslocal.com

Newborn Leopard Cub Makes History

NASHVILLE (CBS4) – A new clouded leopard cub born at the Nashville Zoo is rewriting the history books.
The cub is the first of his species to be born via artificial insemination. The procedure used frozen and thawed semen.
Clouded Leopards are among the rarest cat species around the world. The animals are secretive, and are difficult to breed in captivity. Scientists hail his birth as a major step forwad in conserving an otherwise endangered species.
“This is an enormous accompl
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