It also provides habitat to some wild animals that are rarely seen in main island Singapore such as the leopard cat, Sunda slow loris and Sunda pangolin.
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The Iriomote cat has been proposed as a species since 1967, but following mtDNA analysis in the 1990s it is now considered a subspecies of the leopard cat.
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Some also take the viewpoint that the image of the " tanuki " has overlapped with that of the mysterious and fearful of China ( leopard cat ).
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Investigations involving skulls and teeth, samples and living animals, and genetic research were conducted to determine whether it is its own species or a subspecies of leopard cat.
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The cages house different kinds of the cat family such as lions, tigers, clouded leopards, leopards, Indian leopard cat, as well as tiger cubs fed by milk from pigs.
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The English-language Hong Kong Standard said it could be a leopard cat, a smaller version of a leopard, dumped by smugglers who failed to get it across the border.
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Most large wild animals are nocturnal and are rarely seen but porcupine, pangolin, masked palm civet, Chinese leopard cat, wild boar and python have been sighted in the area.
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Three of the surveyed markets are situated on international borders with China and Thailand, and cater to international buyers, although the leopard cat is completely protected under Myanmar's national legislation.
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Other carnivores affected by the cut-backs at Dusit Zoo include ihen ( common palm-leaf civet ), maew dao ( Indian leopard cat ) and sua plaa ( fishing cat ).
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The problem may also be compounded by the secondary nondomestic genes coming from the Asian leopard cat in the Bengal outcrosses that were used heavily in the foundation of the breed.
