{"id":122,"date":"2020-11-02T09:08:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T09:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2023-07-05T16:17:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:17:51","slug":"individual-identification-methods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/individual-identification-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Individual Identification Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"122\" class=\"elementor elementor-122\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1616b77 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1616b77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77650b5\" data-id=\"77650b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b4cf84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b4cf84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2190666\" data-id=\"2190666\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0342246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0342246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbe2380 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbe2380\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a602a39\" data-id=\"a602a39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519fc38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"519fc38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Individual Identification Methods<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c18b61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c18b61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2ebed8\" data-id=\"f2ebed8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8635d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8635d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The naming of an animal (including leopards) has the potential to detract from its wildness, and this is where the contentiousness comes in. However our official opinion is that leopards are named for reference.\u00a0Unofficially our guides, drivers and guests may start to refer some individual leopards in a more amiable way (King of the North, Hamu <em>etc<\/em>.), as we get to follow some of them from birth to death in daily basis, or at least watch and enjoy their majesty. Avoiding forming an emotional attachment would be difficult.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d51ecbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d51ecbd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e9a09c\" data-id=\"8e9a09c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f5f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40f5f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In our official stance, we try to avoid using pet names or human names to leopards. Even in our unofficial nick names, behind each name there would be a story (not just a random name).<\/p>\n<p>Assigning names to the leopards helps us in finding them, aids us in recording their movements and certainly helps us in our day to day game drives.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f24eaaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f24eaaa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6401990\" data-id=\"6401990\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02da5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02da5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Whisker Spot Pattern Identification Technique<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c00e33b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c00e33b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a99c09a\" data-id=\"a99c09a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc14a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cc14a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whisker spot pattern identification technique was initially introduced in 1970s to distinguish individual lions (Pennycuick and Rudnai, 1970).\u00a0Later the same technique was developed for identifying and naming individual leopards at few places in Africa. In 1989, beloved Sri Lankan scientist Sriyani Mittapala and the crew explained about the reliability of identifying individual leopards using a similar technique (Mittapala <em>etal<\/em>, 1989).<\/p>\n<p>Leopard Trails learnt the technique that we use today for identifying and naming individual leopard from our South African companions at Londolozi.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>Naming an individual leopard start when we have a clear face shot of that particular leopard. There are few vibrissae\/whisker- bearing horizontal spot rows in the muzzle area.The top vibrissae\/whisker-bearing spot row is used as the reference line or the indicating line. Then we count the number of spots between the indicating line and the nose in each side and state as a ration. The first number refers to the right cheek (our left) and the second to the leopard\u2019s left cheek (our right) (ex- 2:3, 3:3, 4:5 <em>etc<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:column --><!-- wp:column --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48e7590\" data-id=\"48e7590\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3669fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3669fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_1.png 719w, https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_1-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42d06d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b42d06d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<p class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><em>Figure 1: Pahalahenthota 3:3 male, red circles are essentially the areas in which a leopard\u2019s spot pattern is to be found. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b4e732 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b4e732\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0ea94b\" data-id=\"d0ea94b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1958c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1958c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the purpose of giving a meaningful name, in front of the spots ratio we state the name of the territory or the born area of that particular leopard. Guiding team will gather together and argue back and forth for a while about a suitable name regarding the areas the particular leopard frequently seen.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Behind the spots ratio we state the gender of the leopard (male or female).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7af18c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7af18c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4412292\" data-id=\"4412292\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb8518a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb8518a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_2.png 407w, https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_2-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b81e719 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b81e719\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d04aedd\" data-id=\"d04aedd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cc65e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14cc65e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>When we count those whisker spots, we could get easily confused with one or more spots along the nose line. As we are focusing only on whisker spots, we ignore the spots along the nose line.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":139,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\"} --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8df41b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8df41b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f76c97\" data-id=\"7f76c97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7492017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7492017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_3.png 535w, https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_3-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5274c8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5274c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Figure 2: Kotabadi 2:3 female, red circles show the spots along the nose line which we should ignore, red arrows show the reference lines and white circles show the whisker spots.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b898ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b898ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccadbf5\" data-id=\"ccadbf5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70550c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70550c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Given that most will have no more than 5 spots a side this gives 25 possible ratios (With exceptions). There is the possibility that there will be a few leopards even in the same area with the same combination of spots (ex- Sathmaga 3:4 male and Katagamuwa 3:4 male). It can become confusing when individuals have the same spot numbers, but thankfully the patterns or the configuration are often different.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4826ce2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4826ce2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-180d905\" data-id=\"180d905\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1853b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1853b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-142\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_4.png 709w, https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_4-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607661b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"607661b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Figure 3: Sathmaga 3:4 male (left) and Katagamuwa 3:4 male (right), showing the configuration differences of whisker spots even they have the same spot combination.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b44b13a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b44b13a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35ccdac\" data-id=\"35ccdac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ea6c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47ea6c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even if thewhisker spots\u2019s configurationmatch, we can still look at a combination of forehead pattern, spots under the eye, nose colour, eye colour differences, scars, prominent spots elsewhere, sex, size and territory to differentiate between them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd8aca4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd8aca4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc197bb\" data-id=\"bc197bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c9ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37c9ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steps To Confirm The Identity Of A Leopard<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27ce787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27ce787\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48e8b2a\" data-id=\"48e8b2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ab8e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04ab8e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Check the whisker spot ratio (Narrow down from the database)<\/li>\n<li>Try to narrow down your search further using the information such as sex and the territory.<\/li>\n<li>Out of the possible results, check the forehead spot pattern or the spots under eyes.<\/li>\n<li>Check the other unique features such as broken and short tails, torn ear lobes, prominent scars <em>etc<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5caa617 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5caa617\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd35b1a\" data-id=\"bd35b1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5831efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5831efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the leopards are young, spots could appear spottier. This is simply because they have the same number of spots, but the spots just appear much more condensed as they haven\u2019t yet stretched out over their growing frames, as they will as they get older.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6d6eed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6d6eed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92c0232\" data-id=\"92c0232\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef72a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef72a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-145\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_5.png 700w, https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leopard_naming_5-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6cca70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6cca70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Figure 4: Three months old (left) and 24 months old (right) New road 2:2 male<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef71eb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef71eb9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5a84ba\" data-id=\"e5a84ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c9440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02c9440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fb937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15fb937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pennycuick C, Rudnai JA.\u00a0A method of identifying individual lions, Panthera leo, with an analysis of the reliability of the identification.\u00a0J Zoology Lond. 1970;160:497\u2013508<\/p>\n<p>Miththapala, S., J. Seidensticker, L. G. Phillips, S. B. U. Fernando, and J. A. Smallwood. 1989. Identification of individual leopards (Panthera pardus kotiya) using spot pattern variation. Journal of Zoology (London) 218:527\u2013536.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leopardsoflondolozi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.leopardsoflondolozi.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c7360c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c7360c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3276d4\" data-id=\"f3276d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f749f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e1f749f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Individual Identification Methods The naming of an animal (including leopards) has the potential to detract from its wildness, and this is where the contentiousness comes in. However our official opinion is that leopards are named for reference.\u00a0Unofficially our guides, drivers and guests may start to refer some individual leopards in a more amiable way (King [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":93,"href":"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6600,"href":"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions\/6600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leopardtrails.com\/leopardsofyala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}