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Very rare young Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya, levhart cejlonsky) from ZOO Jihlava, Czech republic

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INFO ABOUT THE ANIMAL:

Name: Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)
Location: Sri Lanka
Size: 170 cm long, 100 cm long tail, 70 cm high weight: 50-80 kg
Diet: small mammals, birds, reptiles as well as larger animals, especially Axis or spotted deer. Leopards hunt also sambar, barking deer, wild boar and monkeys.
Conservation status: Endangered (700 – 950 animals in the wild)
Interesting facts: female usually gives birth to two cubs | leopards live usually 10 years | Sri Lankan leopard is one of the biggest leopard subspecies | there are only some 60 Sri Lanka leopards in the World’s ZOOs | Sri Lanka leopards only rarely hide their prey on the tree

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