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Sam

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Sam
Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Sam (Thelambu Kema 3:4 Male, YM 38) is a male leopard of Yala National Park; “Sam” is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team. First photographed in March 2017 around Kotigala with his mother Macy (Thelambu Kema 3:3 female), he was seen with her through 2017–2018; there have been no confirmed sightings since mid-2019.

Sources

  1. Leopards of Yala – Males (page 3): Thelambu Kema 3:4 Male [YM 38/Sam] — Leopard Trails, Leopards of Yala
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