a walk at the sunset

Sri Lankan Sloth Bear in Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka

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Ferdy Christant

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Oh lucky you, we never got to see them when we were visiting. Posted 9 years ago
1. Chamith Siriwardena
  
  King Cobra
  
  Yep, it was purely the luck. This was the first time I have been to this area off of Lunuwewa reservoir in the park. He was eating worms in a dead sambar deer.
  That evening and the following morning he had even been to the backyard of the Bungalow close by. Posted 9 years ago

The Sri Lankan sloth bear

The Sri Lankan sloth bear is a subspecies of the sloth bear found mainly in lowland dry forests in the island of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan sloth bear is omnivorous. It feeds on nuts, berries, and roots, as well as carrion and meat. One of its main staples is insects, which it removes from rotting stumps and trees with its long, hairless snout. It rarely kills animals. Yala National Park is a famous place to sight these mammals in Sri Lanka.

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Similar species: Carnivorans

Species identified by Chamith Siriwardena