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Hope

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

Hope (Ruk Vila 3:4 Female, YF 15) is a female leopard of Yala National Park; “Hope” is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team. First photographed in August 2010 near Buthawa junction, she had lost almost half of her tail by early 2018, cause unknown. She has raised five successful litters, including the brothers Ruban and Ruki.

Sources

  1. Leopards of Yala – Females (page 6): Ruk Vila 3:4 Female [YF 15/Hope] — Leopard Trails, Leopards of Yala
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