KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A Malaysian Sunda
clouded leopard, one of the world's most elusive cats, has been
captured in close-up on video shot by a vacationing biologist,
scientists say. Footage of a young female leopard relaxing in
the forests of Borneo is only the second time a Sunda clouded
leopard has been captured on film, the BBC reported Monday.
Clouded leopards living in Southeast Asia are the smallest
members of the so-called big cat family, and the Sunda clouded
leopard was determined to be a distinct species in 2006. The
Sunda clouded leopard is rarely seen or photographed, but
wildlife videographer and biologist Jyrki Hokkanes was in
Malaysian Borneo exploring the forest at night using a
flashlight when he spotted something. "We saw an unusually big
pair of eyes about 10 meters (30 feet) ahead," he said. "The
eyes pointed at us and did not move and a round face was just
about visible in the flashlight." He filmed the animal for a few
moments until it moved through the vegetation and