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Re:'Extinct' Formosan clouded leopard spotted in Taiwan by MisterOctober on Monday February 25, 2019 @06:21PM (#19250449)
Totally! The clouded leopard is one of my favorite big cats. That's two great pieces of "species persists" news in a week! A few days ago, it was the giant bee:

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47311186

Re:'Extinct' Formosan clouded leopard spotted in Taiwan by Klathmon on Monday February 25, 2019 @07:15PM (#19250814)
Re:'Extinct' Formosan clouded leopard spotted in Taiwan by larkeith on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @12:02AM (#19252085)
What fantastic news!

> The tortoise is said to be in good health, but underweight. It is believed that she is about 100 years old.

I suppose it's easier to have relict populations survive without inbreeding issues when they've got century-plus lifespans. I'm glad they've relocated the tortoise to a breeding center - hopefully we'll be able to preserve them!

Re:'Extinct' Formosan clouded leopard spotted in Taiwan by MisterOctober on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @11:25AM (#19255611)
Wunderbar! That makes my day, thanks for sharing. Every time I think of tortoises, the book "Classic Shell Scripting" with its African tent tortoise cover springs to mind.
Re:'Extinct' Formosan clouded leopard spotted in Taiwan by geowwy on Monday February 25, 2019 @10:16PM (#19251732)
It gives me hope we might find a thylacine one day. There have been a number of unconfirmed sightings including videos and photographs.
Re:'Extinct' Formosan clouded leopard spotted in Taiwan by ForHackernews on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @06:15AM (#19253404)
Re:'Extinct' Formosan clouded leopard spotted in Taiwan by abraae on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @12:15AM (#19252144)
That would be fantastic, but I would be happy if someone else was to actually come across it in the bush rather than me.