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i think i saw a putty cat A male Peafowl meets a Sri Lankan Leopard in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. The leopard used every trick in the book to get closer, but the bird made sure to have this distance between them, enough to flee. It was almost as if the peafowl was challenging or teasing the leopard. Asia,Panthera pardus kotiya,Sri Lanka,Sri Lankan Leopard,Yala Click/tap to enlarge

i think i saw a putty cat

A male Peafowl meets a Sri Lankan Leopard in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. The leopard used every trick in the book to get closer, but the bird made sure to have this distance between them, enough to flee. It was almost as if the peafowl was challenging or teasing the leopard.

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The Sri Lankan Leopard

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.

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

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Uploaded Apr 11, 2015. Captured Nov 13, 2014 13:13.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO640
  • 400mm