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Kombansanchaipooval Female 2 - KSPFC 2

Locations of sightings

Kombansanchaipooval, Kombansanchaipooval to Panikka Villu

First Sighting

19th November 2017 at 1.34pm

  • 29th March 2022 at 10.24am 2 Leopards between Tala Wila and Pill Motte. N 08.38318, E 079.93182

    It was a young male and a female. They were lying on the road. I stopped the vehicle about 40 meters from them and started to photograph. The dappled light was quite harsh, but I managed to get some images to enable me to identify the leopards. The female, obviously in eustress, was doing her best to initiate mating while the young male appeared much less interested. On a few occasions the female approached the male while growling and caressed his body with her body and tail, but he refused to mount and mate. Thereafter the male started to walk in the direction Pill Motte followed by the female but were disturbed by the arrival of a vehicle and moved into the forest. It was my friend Mr. Namal Kamalgoda. After some time, the female walked on to the road briefly but walked back. Two safari jeeps heading towards Eluwankulama turned up requiring me to move the vehicle to allow them to pass. Guests in the two jeeps had reasonable views of the leopards in the jungle and moved on. I turned the vehicle and parked alongside that of Namal’s and waited. Within a few minutes the male walked on to the road followed by the female. It was wonderful to observe the interaction between these two leopards. Despite much interest expressed by the female they mated only once. Around midday they moved into the forest. Later upon examination of the spot pattern I was able to identify the two leopards. This is my first sighting of this male. It is the Pomparippu Road Leopard 1 on my site under leopards of Wilpattu – guest section. I named this leopard Pomparippu Road Male 1 for the purpose of my study with the code (PPRM 1). The female is Kombansanchaipooval Female 2 (KSPFC 2).  My last sighting of her was in November 2017 at Kombansanchaipooval.

  • Kombansanchaipooval Female 2-KSPFC 2 - 29th March 2022 at 10.24am Kombansanchaipooval Female 2-KSPFC 2 - 29th March 2022 at 10.24am Kombansanchaipooval Female 2-KSPFC 2 - 29th March 2022 at 10.24am Kombansanchaipooval Female 2-KSPFC 2 - 29th March 2022 at 10.24am Kombansanchaipooval Female 2-KSPFC 2 - 29th March 2022 at 10.24am
  • 19th November 2017 at 1.34pm one Leopard between Tala Wila and Kombansanchaipooval sand patch. N 08.38546, E 079.94999

    The leopard was by the side of the road and swiftly moved in to the forest. It was a female cub and I estimated its age to be around one year. As it moved in to the forest I managed to get a few images adequate enough to identify the animal. Later upon examination of the images I was able to identify it as the Kombansanchaipooval Leopard 2 listed under ‘Leopards of Wilpattu – Guest section”. I named it Kombansanchaipooval Female 2 ( KSPFC 2). (with guide Tissa Ratnayake)

  • Kombansanchaipooval Female 2-KSPFC 2 - 19th November 2017 at 1.34pm Kombansanchaipooval Female 2-KSPFC 2 - 19th November 2017 at 1.34pm Kombansanchaipooval Female 2-KSPFC 2 - 19th November 2017 at 1.34pm