Heartbreaker

When: October 15, 2017
Where: BestZOO Best, 2017

Though the boys are at this stage already big  enough to groom themselves, their mother still takes the task at hand to clean them up. This one doesn't mind too much - that's one thing he doesn't need to trouble himself about

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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