[Divul=Wood apple (Limonia acidissima), Kaele=forest]
Divul Kaele 2:2 female was born in early 2019, around the Y – Junction with her brother, Divul Kaele 3:3 male. Their mother is the Thalgasmankada 2:3 female and this is her third known litter.
Since she was young, this female was more outgoing and cool around jeeps than her brother.
They were photographed around Y – Junction, Divul Kaele, Darshana Junction, Mōdharagala, and the Thalgasmankada area. Since September 2020, this whole family was frequently seen around Mōdharagala, which was not a part of her mother’s territory.
Since the early half of 2021, her brother was not seen in the area assuming his departure from the family. But this female was frequently seen around Thalgasmankada, Modharagala, and Darshana Wewa areas. She was seen with Lolugas Wala 4:3 male mating in the above-mentioned areas many times. Once in March 2022, Galalukada 3:3 male tried to get close to her and she quickly fled.
It seems like her mother has handed over her hard-won territory to her daughter (Divul Kalele female) and is trying to establish herself in adjacent areas in Warahana. Meantime the daughter Divul Kaele female established her territory. (Pan Wala, Thalgasmankda, Darshana Wewa Junction, Y-Junction and Modharagala)
In early 2022, she was repeatedly observed mating with Lougas Wala 4:3 male in the Modhara Gala and Darshana Wewa region. In late 2022, she was spotted with her first litter, which included a single female cub, later named Kaakkan Wala 3:4 Female. This mother-daughter duo was frequently spotted in the aforementioned locations in the year 2023.
In March 2024, this female was seen with three very young cubs around the Modhara Gala area.
Yala Leopard Diary database – https://yalaleoparddiary.com/identified-leopard-result/YF48 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.710477209641796&type=3
