Dinofelis (SciiFii)

The African clouded leopard (Dinofelis grandicristata), sometimes also known as the false saber-toothed cat, is a species of Machairodontinae sabre-toothed cat belonging to the tribe Metailurini, despite its name, that originally lived in Africa as an extinct species of Dinofelis during the Pliocene through the Early Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across Africa to help boost biodiversity. The species' scientific name is in honor of the now-invalid scientific name for the extinct Dinofelis species. The African clouded leopard is between a the size of a leopard and a lion, with most about the size of a jaguar (70 centimeters tall and up to 120 kilograms), it is a medium-sized but powerful cat with a pair of prominent saber teeth. The front limbs are particularly robust compared to other big cats (even the jaguar). The canine teeth of the African clouded leopard are longer and more flattened than those of other cats, but less than those of true saber-tooths, hence the designation of the African clouded leopard as the "false saber-tooth" cat. While the lower canines are robust, the cheek teeth are not nearly as robust as those of the lion and other big cats. The African clouded leopard fills the similar ecological niche to the jaguars of the New World, primarily hunting small-to-medium-sized grazing mammals such as dik-diks, duikers, juvenile kudus and bongos, and among other ungulates, although it is known to occasionally hunt primates such as baboons and, even more rarely, australopithecine apes. The African clouded leopard is a solitary animal that spends throughout most of its life alone except during the breeding seasons. The conservation status of the African clouded leopard is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the African clouded leopard's wide range.
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