Should Have Been Me

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

Two of the adorable, playful and alert, Sri Lankan Leopard cubs
They are always up for play-time. Well, as soon as they are awake. They can sleep for hours, like any other cat.

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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