- A panther attacked a cow in Rajasthan attempting to kill it for food
- A second cow appeared and scared the panther away from the calf
- The incident was recorded during a safari and shared online
Nature is an unforgiving place, especially in the wild, where animals have to fend for themselves against some of the apex predators. A similar incident was spotted in India's Rajasthan when a panther pounced on a cow, attempting to bring it down and feast on it. Just when it appeared that the cow was done for good, another cow appeared on the scene and managed to scare the big cat away.
The now-viral video has been seemingly recorded by a group of people on a safari ride in Rajasthan. "When a panther grabbed the calf by the neck, the mother rushed to save it. Then what happened, see for yourself. Bali, Pali," the video was captioned as saying.
As of the last update, the video had garnered nearly 125,000 views as social media users marvelled at the courage of the cow to fend off the deadly panther.
Panther on stroll
Last month, a video shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan showed a black panther wandering alongside two typically coloured leopards in a green area of the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.
"Bagheera (black panther) and other friends for night walk on the roads of Nilgiris. What a rare thing," the video was captioned.
In a subsequent post, Mr Kaswan clarified that black panthers were a melanistic variation of the ordinary leopard (Panthera pardus) and not a distinct species.
Melanism is a hereditary disorder that causes excessive dark pigmentation, giving these animals their black appearance. In some lighting situations, their distinctive leopard rosettes can be seen despite their dark coats.
