The endangered leopard cat is one of only two wild cat species native to Taiwan. They are ash-brown or yellow brown ＿＿（46）＿＿ , and weigh three to six kilograms. Their bodies are 55-65 centimeters ＿＿（47）＿＿ . Truth be told, leopard cats don’t look all that different from a housecat; the most obvious difference is the white patch they have behind their ears. Miaoli County has a ＿＿（48）＿＿ large population of leopard cats and they live right among us. The reason why leopard cats choose to live so close to human habitations is because the grasslands, forests, and fields are full of rodents, birds, and hares on which they prey, and the forests provide the cats ＿＿（49）＿＿ protected environment in which to rear their young. Recently, the development in the area has endangered this cleverest of cats. We must work together if we are to save them from the threats they ＿＿（50）＿＿ .