At about 5pm, just associate degree hour before sunset, we were rewarded with a observance of a Sri Lankan Leopard Pantera pardus kotika in Yala National Park. With only concerning thirty five leopards here, it was quite thrilling! We initial saw him (or her) within the bushes by the facet of the road wherever another four wheel drive vehicle had stopped. We tried to get a photograph, but could not. The leopard began walking west through the bush, and then, before the other vehicles rapt, our driver backed up and took a side track hoping to cross the leopard on its path.
He was right on! We watched as this stunning animal hid in the bushes (left), keeping us in read, then ambled across the dirt road to the edge of a pond. Spotting a water buffalo ahead, it put on a burst of speed (photo right), but did not pursue for long. Instead, it decided to climb a vast tree and drape itself over the branches, four legs and long tail swinging freely. Then, with a bit of hesitation but talent it descended the tree head initial and walked calmly back to the comb. Fantastic! We had over a 0.5 associate degree hour of leopard watching! Sri Lanka's leopards square measure endemic to the island and square measure listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable.
He was right on! We watched as this stunning animal hid in the bushes (left), keeping us in read, then ambled across the dirt road to the edge of a pond. Spotting a water buffalo ahead, it put on a burst of speed (photo right), but did not pursue for long. Instead, it decided to climb a vast tree and drape itself over the branches, four legs and long tail swinging freely. Then, with a bit of hesitation but talent it descended the tree head initial and walked calmly back to the comb. Fantastic! We had over a 0.5 associate degree hour of leopard watching! Sri Lanka's leopards square measure endemic to the island and square measure listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable.
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