Sri Lankan Leopard and cub
It's quite unsharp but I want to share the moment anyway of this Sri Lankan Leopard cub head rubbing his or her mother, a behavior common across all cats, including the domestic cat. In fact, it is the way I wake up almost every single day: our cat head butting me awake for food.
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 Jun 2, 2012. Captured Apr 21, 2012 14:12.
