Leopards hunt gray langurs in the reserve

Leopards hunt gray langurs in the reserve

Managers of the Panna tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh witnessed and filmed a leopard climbing up a tree to hunt gray langurs. After a long chase, the leopard pounced on its prey and killed it. Then, the leopard grabbed the langur carcass in its mouth and slowly climbed down from the top of the tree. According to the reserve, clashes between the two species are rare and this is the first evidence of leopard’s killing of gray langurs. After sharing on the social network Twitter on May 29, the video recording the scene attracted more than 5.5 thousand views.

Leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of 4 species of big cats of the genus Panthera living in Africa and Asia. They are from 1 to nearly 2 meters long, weighing 30 – 90 kg. Females are usually about two-thirds as small as males. Although smaller than other large cats, leopards are formidable predators. With their camouflage and hiding habits, they can get close to residential areas without being detected. However, habitat destruction and poaching are pushing some leopard subspecies to the brink of extinction.

Panna Tiger Reserve is home to many species of wildlife such as tigers, raccoons, Indian wolves, pangolins, leopards, crocodiles, Bengal foxes and many more. It is also home to more than 200 species of birds including Indian geese, bee-eating kites, red-headed vultures, pink-headed parrots, brown-headed kites and Indian vultures.

An Khang (Follow India)