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Harak Hora (Cattle Thief)

හරක් හොරා ஹரக் ஹொரா

Harak Hora (Cattle Thief)
Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Harak Hora, Sinhala for “Cattle Thief” (Rathmal Wala 4:5 male, YM 07), is one of the largest and most confident males in the southern part of Yala Block 1, named for his liking for hunting buffalo and cattle. In 2018 a buffalo hunt went wrong and injured his jaw; he disappeared and returned about three weeks later healed, with a scar on his lower left jaw. His mother is the well-known Siyambalagas Wala 3:3 female and his sister is Rathmal Wala 4:4 female.

Sources

  1. Yala Males (page 5): Rathmal Wala 4:5 Male (2014) [YM 07/Harak Hora] — Leopard Trails, Leopards of Yala
  2. Yala's Leopard Personalities (Part 1) — Resplendent Ceylon / Wild Coast Lodge, 14 Oct 2019
  3. In the predator's spotted lair — Daily FT (Mallika Bhagat), 1 Jan 2022
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