Published 16:45 IST, May 15th 2020
Hyderabad citizens confuse a civet cat with black panther as it roams through Golconda
Black panther in Golconda: A Civet cat was spotted near Golconda fort. Initially rumours had misguided the people of Hyderabad which got cleared soon. See pics
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On Thursday, the forest officials of Hydrabad caught a Civet cat that had been the source of a lot of panic amongst the citizens of Golconda. Initially, the spotting of this Civet cat created rumours of a black panther being on the loose. The Civet cat was spotted at Noorani Masjid near Fateh Darwaza of Golconda Fort. The people staying near that area were awoken by the Civet cat and the fear it created amongst the people. But a team of forest officials have successfully caught the cat and have identified it as a Civet cat. The officials shifted the night predator to Nehru Zoological Park. Read more to know about the Civet found in Golconda.
Civet cat spotted at Golconda Fort
The people of Hyderabad have been sharing a number of posts and videos from the civet cat incident. The internet has been spammed by users uploading photos and incidents of the civet cat. Initially, people had confused the cat to be a black panther but after getting caught, the official released a statement clarifying. Here are some of those videos and pictures.
Black Panther spotted in Hyderabad at Golconda yesterday
— Bharani Raghav 📸 (@BharaniRaghav29) May 14, 2020
Source wp @ParveenKaswan @susantananda3 pic.twitter.com/bPS4zN6vCq
Good Morning Sir,SHO Golconda replied that
— Hyderabad City Police (@hydcitypolice) May 14, 2020
It is not panther and it is civet cat .
It was caught with the co ordination of Forest team and zoo staff and handed over to zoo park for safe custody. pic.twitter.com/UHbwnMK93y
Also Read | Goa: Black Panther Spotted In A Sanctuary Reminds Netizens Of 'Bagheera' From Jungle Book
No, these are not the pictures of Civet cat at Masjid E Noorani of Golconda. Locals shared old pictures of black panther as Civet cat that was rescued from a masjid in #Hyderabadhttps://t.co/btZ8AP7Dxx
— syed Irfan (@SyedIrf30036711) May 14, 2020
In another incident, a civet cat was rescued by Zoo officials at Golconda area in #Hyderabad. pic.twitter.com/QFM7hzl80X
— HrH Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy (@Princeofmoghals) May 14, 2020
Similarly, a set of photos and videos of a leopard being spotted in a busy area of Hyderabad have been doing rounds on the internet. In a day, the city witnessed another wild animal making his way into the busy area of Hyderabad. Here are some photo and videos for the same.
A ViralVideo of a #leopard who is supposedly resting at Sion.
— Nikit Surve (@nikit_surve) May 15, 2020
NO. This is not true. IT IS NOT FROM MUMBAI. BUT FROM Hyderabad.
The video is from yesterday & to some people's imagination the Leopard has walked to Sion today@everydaymumbai @mumbaimatterz @jituramgaokar @MSgnp pic.twitter.com/7uqWIqLWl1
#leopard has sparked panic among civilians. Forest officials reached on spot to rescue pic.twitter.com/Dl5F6YmZdi
— Prashanth (@prashantchiguru) May 14, 2020
16:45 IST, May 15th 2020