Black Panthera

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 Recently we heard the farewell of a rare animal endemic to Sri Lanka.😞

These black tigers include Panthera pardus or Leopard, one of the five major Panthera species in the world. A name used to address. (Ex: sand leopard, green leopard)

Kingdom: The Beast

Family: Chordata

Type: Mammalian

Tribe: Canivora

Caste: Felidae

Caste: Panthera

Special: P.pardus

Scientific name of the Sri Lankan tiger

Panthera pardus kotiya🐆

There are eight subspecies of tiger (Panthera pardus) around the world, one of which is the Panthera pardus kotiya. This subspecies is endemic to Sri Lanka. Typical tigers have light yellow (rusty) fur, with a long, pointed tip at the tip of the tail. The black tiger found in Nallathanniya, which has been the subject of some controversy in recent times, is a species belonging to the above species. Zoologists point out that although these animals are black, they do not belong to any other species but to the subspecies Panthera pardus kotiya. Listed as an endangered species (conservation status - EN). This subspecies is found in forests, tea estates, plantations, home gardens and even pine forests.

Depending on the physical characteristics of these animals, the adult male tiger weighs 56kg - 77kg (124 - 170 lb lb) and body length (from head to tail) 1.27m - 1.42m (4 ft 2 - 4 ft 8 in). The slightly longer tail is usually 86cm - 97cm (2 10 in 10 ft 3 ft 8 in) known tigers: tigers generally have little resemblance to jaguars.💛

Both Jaguars and Tigers belong to the Black Panthers group, which has become one of the most sought after species in the world.

The existence of these black tigers, which were considered extinct in Sri Lanka decades ago, was reported again in early January this year 😍. This could lead to a sharp decline in the Sri Lankan Black Tiger population in Sri Lanka. It is our duty to save these animals which are lost to the country by killing them for their skin and falling into the traps set by other animals.