Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)

[Sully]

YALA TREAT IN JUNE 2015
I was in Yala with a couple of friends in the 3rd week of June. Though it was quite dry and warm, there were few animals may be due to the fact that it rained heavily a month or so back and there is ample water inside the jungle still.

However we were lucky to confront a Leopard eating a kill and 2 Leopard cubs along with a Bear and 2 tuskers. The notorious "Gemunu" who tries to feed by putting it's trunk inside the vehicles was also confronted twice and all in all it was a good trip.

     Brown Fish Owl

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---- In Flight

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     This Black necked stork is catergarised as near extinct bird and is seen very rarely only in Yala.

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 This was a great movement. This Wild boar carcass was lying under this tree when we went on our round in the morning but a croc was trying to eat. However in the evening when we got there this Leopard called HAMU who is known to be the biggest in the park was feasting.

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     On our way out on the first day, we came across this sloth bear but at a distance.

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     This is  GEMUNU who likes to put his trunk and eat stuff from vehicles. Though he has been     harmless so far , guests and the Jeep drivers all dread him and as always everyone got real panici just before we came to the entrance. As a result  we had to reverse and go back wait for the cost to be clear and by the time we went out it was way past the regulated time.

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      We saw this cub in the following morning....

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......And then suddenly the other sibling joined.

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       A Grey headed fish eagle

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    A changeble Hawk Eagle

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Deer Drinking water

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A common Kingfisher

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 A juvenile Brahminy  Kite in flight

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     A black Headed Ibis

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 We again confronted GEMUNU the 2nd day as well .

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