Published 23:41 IST, October 22nd 2019
Leopard escapes Hyena's attack, video goes viral
A video of hyena attacking a leopard has gone viral on the internet as the leopard is seen jumping over the hyena within fractions of seconds to save himself
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A video of a hyena attacking a leopard has gone viral on the internet as the leopard is seen jumping over the hyena within fractions of seconds and climbed up the tree in order to save itself. In the nine-second video, the leopard had no way out as the hyena could have grabbed him and could have attacked the big cat with a fatal blow any second. The video posted by an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda on Twitter has been viewed thousands of times and has been flooded with comments.
Sometimes the gap between life & death is a jump.
— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) October 18, 2019
Lions & hyenas are the only animals who occasionally attack adult leopards with fatal blows. It avoids risk to injury or death fighting a hyena. pic.twitter.com/XstMxXdGV8
The leopard's strong presence of mind and a prompt reflex has left the netizens astonished. Apart from comments like “superb grab” and “fantastic”, one netizen commented, “I presume it is the pack that scares the lone leopard, as much as it does alone lion”, another internet user commented, “what a leap. Leopards are sharp and smart, of course, seldom.”
I likes the way the leopard plotted the entice action scene. Precision in the first halt with a twitch to avoid collision. Then the leap.. hyena had no clue..
— RAVISANKAR MULLATH (@agnivrishti) October 18, 2019
Amazing cat
Excellent presence of mind and quick reaction, well timed and wonderful video.
— M M CHAMOLA (@mmchamola) October 20, 2019
Acrobatic hornbills
The IFS officer Susanta Nanda earlier this month also posted a video of two hornbills engaging in a thrilling acrobatic mating dance that had left the netizens in awe. The video shows both the birds amidst a mating ritual and one bird offering food to another. It is presumed that the male offered the food to the female as during the mating season the young male hornbill is known to outshout each other to win a female's attention.
Aerial acrobatic mating dance of Hornbills - male inviting the female to stay in its heart & nest without any rent. pic.twitter.com/a921kLjWs4
— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) October 11, 2019
17:03 IST, October 22nd 2019