Mysteries and surprises abound in the nocturnal world of Leopards of Yala.
For more than a century, Yala National Park in Sri Lanka has been one of Asia’s most celebrated wildlife preserves, a lush windswept tropical forest rich in rare aquatic birds and abundant with ferocious predators, such as crocodiles and sloth bears. But only in very recent years has Yala’s big cat distinction been brought to light: It contains one of the world’s largest concentrations of leopards. NATURE takes viewers deep into the jungle habitat of these elusive animals, in Leopards of Yala.
Over a period of six years, Jehan Kumara, a businessman from Sri Lanka’s capital city of Colombo, and Dr. Ravi Samarasinha, a physician from the local countryside, devoted their spare time to tracking leopards in Yala. In the course of their work, they are joined by Scottish cameraman Gordon Buchanan, attracted to Yala by the lure of finding the only big cat he had never captured on film.
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Online content for Leopards of Yala was originally posted April 2003.
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This is the most adorable pic ever!! :) too bad they’re crittically endangered :(
WOW how beautiful!! look at the eyez INTENSE!! only if we could be as free
I’m so sad that leopards are endangered :(
Leopards fur is so detailed!
their are is one word for this animal BEAUTIFUL!!!!!<3 ppl should love this animals not KILL THEM!!!!=/
wow iv never seen sumfin so beautifull those eyes are amazing i cant get over it just wow i want one for my birthday lolxx shame they r indanged xxx
Those eyes, they are so beautiful and intense, I wish we people would stop hunting and start a breeding program for them. It’s not just the eyes, but the reason we have to do this in the first place is because of us. We were (are) greedy and we wanted (want) their fur. Imagine, you are having dinner and suddenly you’re dead, and then you are skinned just because we think it is PRETTY. Now, don’t get me wrong! I am blaming myself and everyone else! If you don’t agree with me, do somethin’ ’bout it!
I love this kind of cat they are so pretty!!!there fur is so detailed and something about them they are gorgeous!
So sad people don’t see what we r doing to these animals untill its to late.
i love this cats ,and i love to draw them i have a room full of leopards and tigers my favorite animals maybe bc am a leo lol
A visit to the Sri Lankan jungles is to enter a whole new world where nature has largely stayed still. Approximately 14% of this small island is dedicated to sanctuaries and nature reserves.The animals to be seen in Sri Lanka’s national parks include elephant, leopard, sloth bear, sandbur, deer and monkeys, wild buffalo, wild boar (pig), porcupine, ant-eater, civet cat, jackal, mongoose, Loris (unique to Sri Lanka) several varieties of lizards, squirrels, reptiles and amphibians. Each park however has its own specialties.
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