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Nova

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

Nova (Kotabendi Wewa 2:3 Female, YF 17) is a female leopard of Yala National Park; “Nova” is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team. First photographed in July 2015 at about three months old with her mother Sage (Kotabendi Wewa 1:2 female), she was photographed with a fawn kill near Kotabendi Wewa in November 2016.

Sources

  1. Leopards of Yala – Females (page 7): Kotabendi Wewa 2:3 Female [YF 17/Nova] — Leopard Trails, Leopards of Yala
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