Dog scares away wild leopard

Dog scares away wild leopard

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Sumesh Rajan

Mumbai: September 5, 2018

A young female wild leopard literally learnt a lesson of ‘let a sleeping dog lie’ when it was forced to make a hasty retreat by a barking stray dog inside a reserve forest in India.

The incident took place on September 4 morning inside the Jhalana Leopard Safari Park in Rajasthan state.

The entire episode was captured on video by a group of wildlife activists and tourists who were on a safari tour in the park at the time.

The safari jeep had stopped on a mud track after the visitors spotted a leopard nearby.

“As our jeep stood still, a stray dog came and lied down in front of it unaware of the prowling leopard nearby. The leopard – a one-and-half-year-old female named Juliet by local guides, which was hiding in a bush about 10 feet away, suddenly pounced on the dog. For a moment, the dog was petrified. But, not to give up easily it stuck its ground. And, though it tucked its tail between its legs -- a sign that it is afraid -- it kept barking louder and louder at the now perplexed leopard. The wildcat stood by the track for a while before slowly retreating into the bushes,” said Kunal Gangwal from World of Wilders who was accompanying the tourists and witnessed the incident.

Later the safari vehicle driver and helpful tourists safely escorted the petrified but brave dog out of the park. And, for the leopard, it seems the ‘bark was worse than the bite’ to make a hasty retreat.