Animals
Fearless Dog Stands Up To Leopard After Attempted Attack In Forest
The dog, a favourite prey of the feline, manages to survive the attack and even barks away the predator. The extraordinary encounter occurred at Jhalana safari park near Jaipur, Rajasthan.
A group of visitors were baffled to encounter a dog limping inside the safari trail and stopped their vehicles.
Happy to see them, the dog, from a nearby village, sat down to rest and went to sleep. That was when the visitors spotted a young leopard stalking the dog from behind the bushes. As they kept their cameras ready the leopard pounced upon the dog.
Caught by surprise and fearing for its life, the dog launched a counterattack and barked continuously at the leopard.
The two-year-old female leopard, named Juliet by forest officials, which frequents the area, looked baffled. It stood for some time looking intently at the dog before walking away, clearly disappointed.
The dog continued to bark at the retreating animal though keeping its tail tucked in between its hind legs.
A group of visitors were baffled to encounter a dog limping inside the safari trail and stopped their vehicles.
Happy to see them, the dog, from a nearby village, sat down to rest and went to sleep. That was when the visitors spotted a young leopard stalking the dog from behind the bushes. As they kept their cameras ready the leopard pounced upon the dog.
Caught by surprise and fearing for its life, the dog launched a counterattack and barked continuously at the leopard.
The two-year-old female leopard, named Juliet by forest officials, which frequents the area, looked baffled. It stood for some time looking intently at the dog before walking away, clearly disappointed.
The dog continued to bark at the retreating animal though keeping its tail tucked in between its hind legs.
