Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)

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Most of the photos being posted here are of females and sub adults. Mature male leopards in Yala have a distinctly imposing appearance.

A video of Ivan, watch till the end to see him get up.

Another video from the same person of another recent male known as Kankata.

Other recent resident males were similarly impressive (such as Dhunda, Chandare etc). The current top leopard appears to be Harak Hora, meaning cattle thief because he often hunts young buffalo. There are normally 3-5 resident males in block 1 (the area open for safari), others currently are Alexander, Brutus, and J who are also impressive leopards. 

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"The icing on the cake this evening was meeting the king himself – Harak Hora – as he lay on the Jamburagala road with his casual disregard for the jeeps. True to his warrior nature, he appeared to be nursing fresh wounds on his back legs – possibly the results of a territory battle with another large male, or a scrap with an angry boar." https://www.jetwinghotels.com/jetwingsafaricamp/sightings-log/20190328-sri-lankan-leopard-2/#gref Reply