Sri Lankan Leopard cooling down, Yala NP
Typical cat behavior is to show their silly tongue when they are trying to cool down, since they cannot sweat. This leopard picked the wrong tree to cool down, as it has no shade at all. It quickly figured that out and left the scene.
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
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Apr 14, 2015. Captured Nov 13, 2014 14:13.
