The cultural and traditional importance of tigers in sri lanka
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The tigers, mainly leopard are culturally and traditionally too much important in Sri Lanka.
The leopard is known as kotiya and chiruthai.
In the early 1990s, the word 'kotiya' was incorrectly translated into English as "tiger" in Sri Lankan media. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers) were known to Sri Lankan as 'Koti', 'Koti' is the plural form of 'Kotiyā'. The Tamil Tigers have chosen the Sri Lankan leopard as the national animal of Tamil Eelam, and they use the Chola Tiger in its flag.
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"The cultural and traditional importance of tigers in Sri Lanka"
Sri Lanka is originally known as the land of the Sinhalese tribe, who were brave warriors. The Sri Lankan territory was earlier known as "Ceylon" whose flag depicted a golden lion standing with a sword. This lion with sword symbolizes the bravery, courage and fearlessness of the Sinhalese tribe. This flag is also known as the Lion flag or the Sinha flag. The lion is shown to have curly hair depicting wisdom, religious observance while his beard represent purity of words.
The "Sri Lankan leopard", which is native to Sri Lanka was an endangered species which is being listed in IUCN Red list. Around 700 of them are now present.