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  • Zoo names Clouded leopard kitten

    Mowgli Mowgli

    The Lowry Park Zoo's 6-week-old clouded leopard kitten received a name.Meet Mowgli. He's named after the main character in “The Jungle Book.”

    The Tampa zoo and its pair of 4-year-old clouded leopards welcomed Mowgli on March 7. He's the pair's first kitten. Mowgli's father is named Yim and is mother is Malee.

    Clouded leopards weigh 30-50 pounds in adulthood and are about five feet long, making them the smallest of the “big cats,” according to the zoo. Hunting and poaching have left clouded leopards endangered and at risk of extinction, Zoo officials said when Mowgli was born. 

    On Tuesday Mowgli was introduced to the outdoors. His primary home is in the zoo's hospital. The kitten will move to an outdoor enclosure when he's a bit older, but his permanent home hasn't been determined yet.

    A group of zoos and aquariums are part of the Clouded Leopard Species Survival Plan. The plan is designed to support the species' conservation.