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was documented as being blocked with large stones so that the animal would die
out of hunger and thirst. After some time, a villager named Gerasimos Gliarmis
opened a hole and climbed down the cave unarmed, in order to find the
leopard's corpse. But the animal had managed to survive eating the remains of
its old prey and drinking the water which had gathered in the cave's hollow. The
leopard tried to fight his way out, but the villager's brother, Nikolaos Gliarmis,
also climbed down the cave for help and managed to kill it. Gerasimos Gliarmis
was injured by the wildcat in his chest and died a short time later from infection.
The dead leopard was embalmed and is today displayed at the Natural History
Museum of the Aegean on Samos Island. The story of the animal and the exhibit
inspired distinguished Greek author Alki Zei for her novel “Wildcat under
glass” (Greek: Το καπλάνι της βιτρίνας, a.k.a. “The Tiger in the Shop Window”,
1963) (Wikipedia).

The shepherd Kasım Kaplan and the dead Anatolian leopard lying on the ground in
Diyarbakır's Çınar district, Turkey.
http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/75095/2/13/leopari-oldurmenin-cezasi-bellioldu

References and Internet Websites
Haber Monitör. Were sought for 36 years, Anatolian leopard in Siirt. After 36
years in Siirt Anatolian leopard extinctions of thought emerged.
http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/were-sought-for-36-yearsanatolian-leopard-in/90378/
Hurriyet. Shepherd kills first Anatolian leopard sighted in Turkey for years.
3.11.2013.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/shepherd-kills-first-anatolianGazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 121 – January 2015