'Struggle for existence': Leopard takes massive leap while chasing prey, watch video

Video capturing a breathtaking moment of a leopard taking a massive leap while chasing its prey has caused a stir on the internet. Uploaded by Indian Forest Service official Susanta Nanda, the video has been captured on a CCTV camera during night time and shows the huge cat’s massive jump in order to attack its prey. According to the caption of the video, a leopard can leap over 20 feet and can jump upto 10 feet in the air. Nanda has deemed the video as a ‘struggle for existence’ as he says that the leopard is chasing one of its favourite prey. He calls the leopard a ‘powerful big cat’.

Leopard's stunning leap 

The 9 seconds short video shows a stagnant scene. A huge gate can be seen next to the house. As the video progresses, we see a small animal running extremely fast as it crosses the metal bars of the gate. It is not clear what the animal is. Right after the animal passes the gate, a leopard comes running and takes a massive leap over the gate and the video ends right there.

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Uploaded on October 26, the video has managed to gather over 1K likes and over 11.5K views. Disappointed on the current wildlife situation, a person wrote, "It feels so bad to see, since the forest covers are diminishing at exponential rates which is also decreasing the prey density , leopards have to fall upon dogs. what a magnificent jump". "What a jump! But I'm sad for the dog. Did the wild cat caught hold of the poor dog?", wrote another person. 

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(Image Credits: Twitter/SusantaNanda3)