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Shy

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

Shy (Modharagala 1:1 Female, YF 40) is a female leopard of Yala National Park; “Shy” is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team. A shy and rarely recorded female, she was first photographed in February 2011 on Modharagala mating with the Modharagala 3:3 male; her last confirmed sighting was in April 2019, drinking at Kaluwara Bokkuwa.

Sources

  1. Leopards of Yala – Females (page 4): Modharagala 1:1 Female [YF 40/Shy] — Leopard Trails, Leopards of Yala
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