The Nashville Zoo was overcome with joy at the birth of a male clouded leopard on Wednesday. But it's not just because the tiny feline is adorable. He's also big step for the zoo and the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. 。
The little guy, who is so new he has yet to be named, was the 。 The little guy, who is so new he has yet to be named, was the 。first of his species 。
to be born from an artificial insemination procedure that used frozen (and eventually thawed) semen. 。SEE ALSO:These robots are transforming how we see wildlife。
His mom, Tula, was born and raised at the Nashville Zoo. Veterinarians induced ovulation with hormones and deposited semen taken a week earlier from a male named Hannibal from the Smithsonian National Zoo. 。
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In 1992 the first successful artificial insemination for a clouded leopard had been a breakthrough. In 2015 more progress was made with cooled semen. This week the frozen semen technique helped make history.。
The cub is initially being "hand-raised" by keepers and will stay on at the zoo, where they'll eventually find him a mate. Too cute. 。
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