A leopard has charged at a journalist in northern India, injuring 15 others.
The incident was recorded on December 26, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
In the clip, a leopard escaped from a net and charged at a local journalist who was reporting on the capture of the animal. After attacking the journalist, the male leopard immediately fled the scene.
After 60 hours of pursuit, a team of 30 forestry officials successfully captured the animal.
Leopard attacks journalist.
According to local reports, the leopard injured 15 people while moving through the Jankipuram area of the city.
The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the four big cat species in the Panthera genus found in Africa and Asia. They range from 1 to nearly 2 meters in length and weigh between 30 to 90 kg. Females are typically about two-thirds the size of males. Despite being smaller than other big cats, leopards are formidable predators.
With their ability to camouflage and habit of lurking, they can approach residential areas without being detected. However, habitat destruction and poaching are pushing some leopard subspecies to the brink of extinction.
