Clouded Leopard, Neofelis Nebulosa, Metal Skeleton. SkyFall.

Lithe, agile and elusive, the clouded leopard is the smallest and most arboreal of the Pantherine cats.
Flexible rotating ankles, short limbs and a very long tail allow the clouded leopard to exploit the upper reaches of Rainforests across India, mainland South-East Asia, Sumatra and Borneo.
 
Proportionately the clouded leopard has the longest canine teeth of any cat alive today, allowing the clouded leopard to exploit a wide range of dietary options. Analysis from scat samples and first hand observations hint at the clouded leopard’s unique and spectacular hunting.
 
Never recorded on film, the clouded leopard is said to chase its prey among the tree branches or free fall from above quickly dispatching muntjacs, young forest pigs, large birds, macaques, gibbons and even young orangutangs with its sharp and elongate canines.
 
Rare and beautiful, the clouded leopard is targeted for its pelt, bones and teeth for traditional and decorative purposes on the East Asian market. Fuelled by greed, unsustainable consumption of wildlife is misaligned with a moral and ethic relationship mankind must cultivate with the biodiversity that maintains the ecosystems that sustain our own survival.
 
A crucial, beautiful and integral member of a diverse and ever dwindling forest ecosystem the clouded leopard is a charismatic species that if protected, would ensure the future of its forest home.
 
This unique and revolutionary piece merges skeletal anatomy and steel welding techniques. Invite into your space the fearsome expression the clouded leopard's predatory prowess. 
 
Sincerely, 
 
Sergei Merjeevski.