Hey, animal lovers! 🐾 You've got to see this! The Nanshan Provincial Nature Reserve in Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province, has just unveiled rare footage of not one, not two, but THREE leopard cats! 🐱🐱🐱
During their routine infrared camera data sorting, staff at the nature reserve stumbled upon this amazing clip. Lou Xiaoli, a staff member at the reserve, shared, \"In this footage, we captured three leopard cats, including one female and two young cubs. The female leopard cat was very alert in front of our infrared camera. After confirming that it was safe, she left the area with the two cubs.\"
Leopard cats, which are under second-class state protection in China, usually lead solitary lives. So catching a glimpse of a family together is super rare! 🌟 The reserve staff believe the female was in her nurturing period, taking her cubs out for a nighttime snack. 🍴🌙
This sighting is a big deal because it hints at a healthy population of leopard cats in the area. The Nanshan Provincial Nature Reserve, the largest in Zhejiang Province, has been stepping up its game with long-term monitoring plots and cool tech like infrared monitors and drones. Thanks to their efforts, more rare and endangered animals are stepping into the spotlight. 🎥🌳
Nature is truly full of surprises! 💚
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Rare footage of a trio of leopard cats captured in east China
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