With a flexible ankle joint that can rotate backwards, clouded leopards can climb down trees headfirst, a skill that is rare among big cats. This ability to maneuver through the treetops gives ...

Sloths even sleep in trees, and they sleep a lot—some 15 to ... If caught on land, these animals have no chance to evade predators, such as big cats, and must try to defend themselves by clawing ...

and – despite being the most geographically widespread of the big cats – the hardest to find and film. The leopards of the Mara spend most of the day hidden in trees or caves. Like the lions ...

Above image: Leopard Xudum still hasn’t showed the Big Cats 24/7 team if she is able to hunt from trees. Frustrated, we persisted as Xudum drifted away from this behaviour and became a more ...

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