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Leopards of Yala - Males

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Mating Gala 6:5 Male (2016/17) [YM 23/Ezra]

Mating Gala 6:5 male was first photographed as a cub in March 2017, at the Gōnagala – Jamburagala Road around Mating Gala, with his brother, the Mating Gala 3:3 male.

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Mating Gala 3:3 Male (2016/17) [YM 22/Ethan]

Mating Gala 3:3 male was first photographed as a cub in March 2017, at the Gōnagala area with his brother, the Mating Gala 6:5 male. He moved towards the Palatupana Entrance area once he was mature enough.

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Mahaseelawa 3:2 Male 2 (2017) [YM 25/Loki]

Mahaseelawa 3:2 male 1 was first photographed in June 2017, around Mahaseelawa with his brother, the Mahaseelawa 3:2 male 1. Their mother was the Mahaseelawa 2:2 female who’s fairly shy.

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Mahaseelawa 3:2 Male 1 (2017) [YM 26/Lira]

This Mahaseelawa 3:2 male 1 was first photographed in June 2017, around Mahaseelawa with his brother, the Mahaseelawa 3:2 male 2. Their mother was the Mahaseelawa 2:2 female who’s fairly shy.

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Kotasiyabale 1:1 Male [YM 18/Duke]

This majestic, well-built male was first seen and photographed in late 2014, around the Kotasiyabale area. It seemed like he had authority over a large territory, possibly in block 2 or block 3, given that he rarely visited block 1.

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Kosgasmankada 2:3 Male [YM 12/Hunter]

Due to the pressure from other big males around in his initial territory he had to move to the Southeast of the park. He was such a talented performer as he possessed the skills to make two successful buffalo calf kills around Gōnalahaba Ground in January 2018, and at Yāla Wewa in April 2018.

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Korawak Wewa 3:3 Male

Korawak Wewa 3:3 Male has a very peculiar movement pattern. First photographed at Modhara Gala, Sathmaga, and Darshana Wewa. He has also been photographed at Korawak Wewa. He was noted as a very confident leopard.

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Kochchipathana 2:2 Male

Kochchipathana 2-2 male was first photographed in March 2017, close to the Kochchipathana Army Barrier at the end of the Katagamuwa Wildlife Sanctuary.

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Katagamuwa 3:4 Male [YM 34/Kai]

Katagamuwa 3-4 male was first photographed in March 2018, in the Katagamuwa Buffer Zone. Though he was a confident male, there are no confirmed sightings of this male after that time.