Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)

[Luipaard]

A mother leopard just killed a sambar deer and wants to drag it to some shelter. The kill is too heavy for her:

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Meanwhile two jackals arrive to scavenge her kill:

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She leaves her kill to get her cub. The jackals can now feast on it:

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Later the cub arrives and starts eating:

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After the cub, the mother starts eating:

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Then the biggest male of Wilpattu National Park, Nelumvila Big Boy, arrives:

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He approaches the mother and immediately dominates her:

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Then he does what she couldn't; drag the heavy sambar kill to a better spot:

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Full video can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/shanilka.samaratunga/posts/pfbid07rcnwNZNR8tiRTkU6NMiBfjfYJ1iwVzptYiLS21E2rw7ABcfiGKB7YraDXi4ATXBl Reply