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When: October 13, 2019

Where: BestZOO Best, The Netherlands

It's not all Aysen and her cubs, all the time The zoo has quite a large group of Sri Lankan Leopards, because they had quite some good years of breeding, but it's not easy to find homes for every Leopard...

We're happy they get to stay here. in the zoo they were born and spend most of their formative years, for as long as they need

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: October 13, 2019

Where: BestZOO Best, The Netherlands

It's not all Aysen and her cubs, all the time The zoo has quite a large group of Sri Lankan Leopards, because they had quite some good years of breeding, but it's not easy to find homes for every Leopard...

We're happy they get to stay here. in the zoo they were born and spend most of their formative years, for as long as they need

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 | WIXsite