Nova the Clouded Leopard went missing at the Dallas Zoo today. She and her sister, Luna, came to Dallas from the Houston Zoo last year.
Luna and Nova rest together inside their new habitat at the Dallas Zoo on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021.Caretakers at the Dallas Zoo have a tip for guests who are seeking to get a glimpse of its newest animals: Look up.
But while the pair are right at home in their habitat, their unveiling has taken weeks of hard work behind the scenes.Clouded leopards, which the Dallas Zoo had never housed before, were placed on the zoo’s “wish list” of animals at the start of the year, Bjerklie said. The jungle gym of logs and the mesh surrounding it are perfect for Nova and Luna, who will spend most of their time climbing, Bjerklie said.
At 2 years old, they are almost fully grown. They stand only a few feet tall and are only a few feet long. “These guys are kind of like the weird in-between, where they don’t necessarily do either,” she said. “It’s closer to a purr, but it’s not your typical house cat purr.” “You might see us either sitting out front of the habitat if the cats are out on habitat, or then they might be inside and we’re just sitting in there sometimes talking calmly,” Bjerklie said. “I’ve definitely done it where I’ve read a book out loud to animals just so they can get used to the sound of our voice, and then the sound of our radio going off or the keys moving, different stuff like that so they get used to our presence.
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