Video description: A young clouded leopard makes vocalizations, sticks out his tongue, and playfully gets up close and personal with the camera. | Smithsonian

🐆 Clouded leopards break all the rules—while big cats roar and small cats purr, clouded leopards do neither! Instead, they have their own set of unique sounds, including chirps and chuffs, used to communicate in the dense forest. Chuffs, like we are hearing from Peach, is a greeting! It is normal for our keepers to get into chuffing conversations with our cloudies! 🌿🔊 #CloudedLeopard #WildCatVoices #CatConservation #NatureSounds | Panther Ridge Conservation Center