A rare black leopard was captured on camera by local and foreign tourists inside the Yala National Park.

Safari jeep driver “KG” told Daily Mirror he saw the animal cross from one side of the vehicle pathway in the park to the other at around 8.45 last morning.

He said that the animal was first seen on a rock and it then crossed the pathway to the other side with its mother.

KG said that he has been conducting safari tours for around 30 years in Yala and this was the first time he spotted a black leopard. (Easwaran Rutnam)