Friday, July 22, 2011

Six mauled in wild leopard attack

Six mauled in wild leopard attack

The attacks happen as people startle a wild leopard that strays into an Indian village, amazingly no one dies




The leopard pounces on a forest guard. Six people were mauled by the leopard after the feline strayed into the village area before it was caught by forestry department officials. Photograph: AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA


The leopard attacks a forest guard


Forest officials made several attempts to tranquilised the full grown leopard that was wandering through a part of the densely populated city when curious crowds startled the animal, a wildlife official said. Photograph: AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA