Newly released camera trap footage from a recent study captures the oldest wild Sunda clouded leopard ever recorded, an eight-and-a-half-year-old female in Borneo’s rainforests, offering a glimpse into the life of one of the world’s most elusive wild cats. The research, conducted in partnership among Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization; Sabah Forestry Department; the Sabah Wildlife Department; and the indigenous peoples of Sabah, is the first to document a female’s lifespan in the wild. Camera trap data suggests why: females spend far more time in the trees, and their slender bodies and fluffier tails help them balance there. Males, by contrast, spend much of their time on the ground patrolling and re-marking territory, which is why they turn up on camera more often. Image creditsPanthera, Sabah Forestry Department, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research