Editing Clouded leopard (section)

===Reproduction and life cycle===
[[File:Baby clouded leopard!.jpg|thumb|Clouded leopard cub]]
Both males and females average 26 months at first reproduction. The female is in [[estrus]] for about six days, with her [[estrous cycle]] lasting about 30 days.<ref name=Nowell1996/> In the wild, [[mating]] usually occurs between December and March. The pair mates multiple times over the course of several days. The male grasps the female by the neck who responds with vocalization. Occasionally, he also bites her during courtship and is very aggressive during sexual encounters. Females can bear one [[Litter (zoology)|litter]] each year. The male is not involved in raising the cubs.<ref name=WCoW/>

The female gives birth to a litter of one to five, mostly three cubs, after a [[gestation]] period of 93 ± 6 days.<ref name=Nowell1996/> Cubs are born with closed eyes and weigh from {{cvt|140|to|280|g}}. Their spots are solid dark, rather than dark rings. Their eyes open after about 10 days. They are active within five weeks and fully weaned at around three months of age. They attain the adult coat pattern at around six months and become independent after around 10 months.<ref name=WCoW/>

Captive clouded leopards have an average lifespan of 11 years.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Achariyo, L. N. |last2=Mishra, Ch. G. |name-list-style=amp |year=1981 |title=Some notes on the longevity of two species of Indian wild cats in captivity |journal=Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |volume=78 |page=155 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48228655#page/167/mode/1up |access-date=9 April 2020 |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802042929/https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48228655#page/167/mode/1up |url-status=live}}</ref>
One individual has lived to be almost 17 years old.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clouded leopard |publisher=[[The Aspinall Foundation]] |url=http://www.aspinallfoundation.org/animals/small-cats/clouded-leopard |date= n.d. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418203716/http://aspinallfoundation.org/animals/small-cats/clouded-leopard |archive-date=2014-04-18 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Generation time|generation length]] of the clouded leopard is about seven years.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Generation length for mammals |author1=Pacifici, M. |author2=Santini, L. |author3=Di Marco, M. |author4=Baisero, D. |author5=Francucci, L. |author6=Grottolo Marasini, G. |author7=Visconti, P. |author8=Rondinini, C. |name-list-style=amp |journal=Nature Conservation |year=2013 |volume=5 |issue=5 |pages=87–94 |doi=10.3897/natureconservation.5.5734 |doi-access=free}}</ref>