Legends with names

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Raani Raani (KLF1) is a female leopard of Kumana National Park; "Raani" is the name used for her in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Raava Raava (KLM37) is a male leopard of Kumana National Park; "Raava" is the name used for him in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Raghu Raghu (KLM42) is a male leopard of Kumana National Park; "Raghu" is the name used for him in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

Wild tusker · Yala · late 1970s Raja (Yala) Raja was a wild Yala tusker, smaller than most bulls but with long, big and symmetrical tusks. Naturalist Dr. H. I. E. Katugaha records that he was a…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Rajani Rajani (KLF44) is a female leopard of Kumana National Park; "Rajani" is the name used for her in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

Ceremonial tusker · Dalada Maligawa · 3 February 2006 (Pinnawala) – Raju A tusker born on 3 February 2006 at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage to Neelagiri and Punchi. He was given to the Sri Dalada Maligawa by President Mahinda Rajapaksa…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Rala Rala (KLM8) is a male leopard of Kumana National Park; "Rala" is the name used for him in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Ramani Ramani (KLF16) is a female leopard of Kumana National Park; "Ramani" is the name used for her in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

Wild elephant · Udawalawe Rambo Rambo is a famous wild bull of Udawalawe National Park who for about two decades has stood behind the electric fence on the reservoir bund along the Thanamalwila…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Ramya Ramya (KLF45) is a female leopard of Kumana National Park; "Ramya" is the name used for her in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

Wild tusker · Yala Rana Rana is a young tusker of Yala's Gemunu group, the park's most habituated herd. According to researchers at the Centre for Conservation and Research, some wildlife officials mistook…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Rana Rana (KLM29) is a male leopard of Kumana National Park; "Rana" is the name used for him in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

Ceremonial tusker Randeniye Bandara A well-loved tusker from Randeniya in Kegalle, also called the Warakagoda elephant, often seen at temple peraheras. On 28 July 2026, while being taken to the annual perahera…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Yala · 2010 – Rekha Rekha (Mahaseelawa 2:2 Female, YF 09) is a female leopard of Yala National Park; "Rekha" is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team. First…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Captive leopard · Pinnawala Zoo Renu Renu is a captive female leopard at Pinnawala Zoo, reported as ten years old in June 2025, selected with the male Kadira for a leopard captive-breeding programme. She…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

Wild tusker · Kala Wewa · 9 March 2021 Revatha Revatha (also spelt Rewatha), nicknamed "Adambarakaaraya", was the largest and most dominant tusker of the Kala Wewa – Balalu Wewa reserve, even though his tusks were short. Wildlife…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Ridhi Ridhi (KLF10) is a female leopard of Kumana National Park; "Ridhi" is the name used for her in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Ritta Ritta (KLM31) is a male leopard of Kumana National Park; "Ritta" is the name used for him in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Rivi Rivi (KLM39) is a male leopard of Kumana National Park; "Rivi" is the name used for him in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Kumana Rohaka Rohaka (KLM17) is a male leopard of Kumana National Park; "Rohaka" is the name used for him in the Leopards of Kumana citizen-science field guide, which is based…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Yala · 2015 – Ruban Ruban (Ruk Vila 3:2 Male, YM 30) is a male leopard of Yala National Park; "Ruban" is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team.…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Yala · 2010/11 – Ruby Ruby (Digan Wala 2:3 Female, YF 25) is a female leopard of Yala National Park; "Ruby" is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team.…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Yala · 2015 – Ruki Ruki (Ruk Vila 2:2 Male, YM 31) is a male leopard of Yala National Park; "Ruki" is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team.…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

Ceremonial tusker · Gangaramaya · 2003 Ruwan Raja A tusker gifted to the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya temple in 1996 by the Morawatte Walauwa of Ratnapura; once called 'Dala kota', he was renamed after Ratnapura. He carried the…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Yala · 2022 Sage Sage (Kotabendi Wewa 1:2 Female, YF 24) is a female leopard of Yala National Park; "Sage" is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team.…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage · August 2021 – Sajjana Sajjana is one of the male twins born to Surangi at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in August 2021, the first twin elephant births recorded there; his father is…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Yala · 2021 – Salomi Salomi (Kohomba-Kema 2:1 Female, YF 71) is a female leopard of Yala National Park; "Salomi" is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team. One…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Yala · 2016 – Sam 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.…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage Sama Sama is a three-legged elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage who lost the lower part of the right foreleg to an anti-personnel landmine during Sri Lanka's war, and…

A photo of a Sri Lankan Leopard — not this animal

Leopard · Yala · early 2019 – Samuel Samuel (Divul Kaele 3:3 Male, YM 48) is a male leopard of Yala National Park; "Samuel" is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team.…