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Seekor Harimau Sumatera (Panthera tigris sumatrae) berada di kawasan Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation (TWNC) di kawasan Taman Nasional Bukit Barisan Selatan (TNBBS) Lampung. Kawasan TWNC berdasarkan penelitian pada tahun 2013 yang didukung dengan 66 kamera trap, menjadi kawasan dengan populasi harimau sumatera terpadat dengan populasi 6 ekor per 100 km2. Di kawasan TWNC terdapat 25-30 ekor harimau sumatera.

Eating a Rufous Owl Ninox rufa.
While the quality of the photo isn't great, I clearly observed (with binoculars) the shape of the python's head, its slender body, and its colour (pale grey with darker, sparse, markings) which all suggested the ID of Oenpelli python.
Observed in a patch of monsoon forest beside a sandstone scarp.

Hauling out to have a scratch. Plenty of Platy activity. I was reminded by a friend recently that an Indigenous name for this season Aug-Sept is Yarraga and that one of its hallmarks is increased Platypus (Biladurang) daytime activity, though I don’t know as yet which Indigenous nation uses that knowledge.