This female was shy and infrequently seen. She was living around the areas of Welmalkema and Gōnagala – Jamburagala. She was born in 2009 in the Gōnagala area.
She managed to establish around the same area and her first known litter was recorded in May 2017, when she was seen with a young female cub, the Welmalkema 4:4 female. The cub was about two months old when it was seen near Palugas Wala in the Ūraniya area. Later, she took her cub towards Welmalkema. This female cub became very relaxed around safari vehicles and became one of the most photographed leopards in Yala since then.
In July 2020, at the Jamburagala – Gōnagala Road, she was seen with a young male cub, who is the Gōnagala Road 4:4 male. She managed to raise this male cub to adulthood.
In October 2021 she was found dead at Uraniya Plain. The cause of the death is suspected to be the attack of another leopard as several biting marks were visible on her body. Her territory has been taken over by her 2017 litter daughter Welmalkema 4:4 female. So her legacy and her bloodline would continue on the Yala plains.
Yala Leopard Diary database – https://yalaleoparddiary.com/identified-leopard-result/YF31 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.145199786169544&type=3
