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When: November 21, 2020

Where: BestZOO Best, The Netherlands

We've watched Aysen - the female Leopard who've followed since she was a cub - raise two litters of cubs successfully.

When we heard triplets were born, we were a bit worried she'd had another litter (the zoo doesn't release a lot of news unfortunately...). We debated whether we'd visit or not, but figured to pass judgment on our own and not depend on others. We were very happy to see Aysen still with her quadruplets, and another female - this lady - with a set of triplets of her own!

We managed to take this sort of sneaky peak of her washing one of her playful little youngs

Species: Sri Lankan Leopard (Sri Lankaanse panter)

Latin name: Panthera Pardus Kotiya

Originates from Sri Lanka.

Current status: Endangered

Did you know:

…The Sri Lankan Leopard was only first described in 1956, by the Sri Lankan zoologist Deraniyagala.

…Its Latin addition “kotiya” is a Sinhala name, but has been often wrongly translated as “Tiger” due to incorrect information, mistaking Leopards for “diviya”, the Sinhala term for small wild cats; since then, “kotiya” has been used for Tigers, and “diviya” for Leopards.

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Description

When: November 21, 2020

Where: BestZOO Best, The Netherlands

We've watched Aysen - the female Leopard who've followed since she was a cub - raise two litters of cubs successfully.

When we heard triplets were born, we were a bit worried she'd had another litter (the zoo doesn't release a lot of news unfortunately...). We debated whether we'd visit or not, but figured to pass judgment on our own and not depend on others. We were very happy to see Aysen still with her quadruplets, and another female - this lady - with a set of triplets of her own!

We managed to take this sort of sneaky peak of her washing one of her playful little youngs

Species: Sri Lankan Leopard (Sri Lankaanse panter)

Latin name: Panthera Pardus Kotiya

Originates from Sri Lanka.

Current status: Endangered

Did you know:

…The Sri Lankan Leopard was only first described in 1956, by the Sri Lankan zoologist Deraniyagala.

…Its Latin addition “kotiya” is a Sinhala name, but has been often wrongly translated as “Tiger” due to incorrect information, mistaking Leopards for “diviya”, the Sinhala term for small wild cats; since then, “kotiya” has been used for Tigers, and “diviya” for Leopards.

© Mouselemur Photography - Portegiesje

Our work is copyrighted. Do not reproduce, copy edit, publish, transmit or upload in any way without our written permission.

Leave a comment or approach us via note if you want to use our work as a reference.

More photos from Mouselemur : DeviantArt Gallery| Instagram | Facebook | WIXsite