Published 16:35 IST, September 3rd 2020
Video: Leopardess, who gave birth to 4 cubs in a hut in Nashik, carries them to jungle
In a unique incident, a leopardess carried 4 of her offspring to the jungle one by one after giving birth to them. The incident took at a hut in Nashik.
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A leopardess, who gave birth to four cubs inside a hut in Igatpuri area of Nashik in month of August, has w carried her offsprings to jungle one by one. Tushar Chavan, who is Forest Officer reportedly said that as it is monsoon season and forest is cold, leopardess h to come to vill to give birth. video of cute cubs has gone viral on social media and it is creating a buzz on Twitter. Forest Official says, "all cubs are healthy and safe."
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Leopardess carried her cubs to jungle
Talking about mor and its cubs, Tushar Chavan was quoted by ANI saying that " mor and four cubs are very healthy. y are under e-surveillance 24/7 so that we can keep watch over her cubs and make sure y are okay. Leopards rmally have tendency to sleep in day and hunt at night. But this leopardess does opposite. She feeds in night when her cubs are awake and hunts during day time. She has been very gentle and she did t harm forest department team or villrs". He ded, "She shifted her cubs one by one by carrying m in her mouth to jungle. We are still surveilling her moves to make sure re is trouble".
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(Im Credits: ANI)
According to wildlife experts, Indian Leopard is a vulnerable species listed on IUCN Red List because of its reducing population. Leopards have been targeted by hunters for ir hides and or body parts. However, habitat loss, especially due to agriculture land, also poses a threat to rare wild cats. Habitat loss has also been blamed for increased instances of human-animal conflict.
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(With Inputs from ANI/ Im Credits: ANI)
16:36 IST, September 3rd 2020