First 'cloud jaguar' sighted in a decade raises conservation hopes in Honduras

Kumal, a male jaguar, cools off with a swim in a pool at Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

A rare cloud jaguar has been spotted in for the first time in a decade, raising hopes for the big cat population in the Americas.

Earning its name for its high-altitude habitat in Central America's cloud forests, researchers spotted the large cat on camera traps earlier this year.