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When: November 21, 2020
Where: BestZOO Best, The Netherlands
Payback from this little cub for the very playful sibling!
The cub on the left, whom you're looking at from behind, was all play and no rest all the time really. The one on the right was his/her favorite victim - but this time, she got in some play of her own, grabbing her sibling's tail and not letting go too easily either 
Species: Sri Lankan Leopard (Sri Lankaanse panter)
Latin name: Panthera Pardus Kotiya
Originates from Sri Lanka.
Current status: Endangered
Did you know:
…The Sri Lankan Leopard was only first described in 1956, by the Sri Lankan zoologist Deraniyagala.
…Its Latin addition “kotiya” is a Sinhala name, but has been often wrongly translated as “Tiger” due to incorrect information, mistaking Leopards for “diviya”, the Sinhala term for small wild cats; since then, “kotiya” has been used for Tigers, and “diviya” for Leopards.
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Comments: 6
Payback really stinks doesn’t it?
Elioenai Yes, they belong in the wild, and they would be there, if WE didn’t hunt them and destroy where they live. I prefer them to be in the wild as well. However, at least in captivity, they can live out their lives, educating us about them, and making little cubs to keep the species alive.
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