--- title: Clouded Leopard Quadruplets at the Port Defiance Zoo & Aquarium: Video description: Video of 4 rare clouded leopard cubs that were born at the Port Defiance Zoo and Aquarium canonical: https://time.com/3890508/clouded-leopard-cubs-quadruplets/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-20T14:53:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:33.483Z og:title: These 4 Clouded Leopard Cubs Can Fit in the Palm of Your Hand og:description: The tiny quadruplets were born last week og:url: https://time.com/3890508/clouded-leopard-cubs-quadruplets/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3681a63cbab9f49f/698850f4428a9e3541ccd54c/leopard-quadruplets.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium shows four Clouded leopard cubs at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash on May 17, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These 4 Clouded Leopard Cubs Can Fit in the Palm of Your Hand twitter:description: The tiny quadruplets were born last week twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3681a63cbab9f49f/698850f4428a9e3541ccd54c/leopard-quadruplets.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These 4 Clouded Leopard Cubs Weigh Less Than a Box of Cereal  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer May 20, 2015 2:53 PM UTC  Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium shows four Clouded leopard cubs at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash on May 17, 2015. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium shows four Clouded leopard cubs at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash on May 17, 2015.Ingrid Barrentine—AP  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer May 20, 2015 2:53 PM UTC The Port Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash., has posted a video of zookeepers feeding four clouded leopard quadruplets that were born last week to mother Chai Li and father Nah Fun. The cubs, which are not on view to the public yet, spend most of their time eating, with two-hour meal times taking place every three hours. The largest weighs about as much as a box of Corn Flakes, the zoo said in a statement. Native to Southeast Asia, clouded leopards are endangered. They’re only bred by about two dozen accredited zoos in North America, so Chai Li giving birth to a litter of four cubs is a rare event, zoo curator Karen Goodrowe Beck said in a statement. ### Mini Horses and Toddler Friends May Be the Cutest Thing Ever Published in LIFE  3-year-old cover girl Cynthia West with Chauncey. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie getting sized up. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Ronnie stands uncomfortably with normal horse collar. He eats only four pounds of hay a day compared to 40 pounds for draft horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  A young girl with Chauncey the miniature horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Chauncey and 2 larger horses. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cedric being held by a trainer. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia riding Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia with two miniature horses at the Lilliput Ranch in California. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia showing some love for Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie and the Great Pyrenees are taken for a walk. 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