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Sri Lankan Leopard in Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka Panic ensued in Wilpaththu. A radio call came in mentioning the spotting of a leopard. Jeeps were speeding to the scene, and as we arrived, there was a traffic jam. We had to wait 20 minutes to get access to the spotting, meanwhile I was envisioning wild and spectacular images of this creature on top of the park's food chain. Instead we found this silly cat displaying his testicles to us. It reminded us very much of our own cat, except it doesn't have testicles (anymore). Asia,Panthera pardus kotiya,Sri Lanka,Sri Lankan Leopard,Wilpaththu Click/tap to enlarge

Sri Lankan Leopard in Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka

Panic ensued in Wilpaththu. A radio call came in mentioning the spotting of a leopard. Jeeps were speeding to the scene, and as we arrived, there was a traffic jam. We had to wait 20 minutes to get access to the spotting, meanwhile I was envisioning wild and spectacular images of this creature on top of the park's food chain. Instead we found this silly cat displaying his testicles to us. It reminded us very much of our own cat, except it doesn't have testicles (anymore).

    comments (3)

  1. I cat being...well, a cat. I very true and real capture. Posted 10 years ago
  2. Hi Ferdy.
    Sounds very much like Kruger in South Africa .
    Posted 10 years ago
    1. You mean the obsession over finding big cats? I've visited Kruger once, unfortunately we didn't find any. Posted 10 years ago

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The Sri Lankan Leopard is a leopard subspecies native to Sri Lanka. Classified as "Endangered" by IUCN, the population is believed to be declining due to numerous threats including poaching for trade and human-leopard conflicts. This subspecies is colloquially known as Kotiya in Sinhala and Siruththai in Tamil.

Similar species: Carnivorans
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 15, 2014. Captured Nov 5, 2014 16:24.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/80s
  • ISO1600
  • 400mm