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Rare clouded leopards born in US zoo

A pair of rare clouded leopard cubs have been born at the National Zoo research centre in northern Virginia, USA.

The leopards are native to Southeast Asia, and are notoriously difficult to breed, as mothers often kill the cubs after birth.

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