A video that is being widely shared online shows a leopard being rescued from a well in Madhya Pradesh. The video was posted on Twitter this morning by Indian Forest Services officer Parveen Kaswan, who explained that the big cat was rescued in time after it fell into a deep well in Shivpuri and praised the rescue operation as ingenious.
The one-minute-long undated video shows the leopard being lifted out of the well using a traditional bed made of wood and ropes. It shows the big cat sitting on the upside-down bed - known as a khatiya - while rescuers lift it out of the well with the help of ropes. The video ends with the rescuers hurrying away as the leopard climbs out of the well.
According to Mr Kaswan, the leopard cooperated with its rescuers during the operation instead of attacking them. "He supported as well, many a times they attack the rescuers also," he wrote, adding that the video was shared with him by Indian Forest Services officer Ravindra Mani Tripathi.
Watch the leopard rescue video below:
Since being shared online this morning, the video has collected over 10,000 views and more than 1,200 'likes'. In the comments section, many praised the rescuers for saving the leopard from drowning.
This is not the first time a leopard rescue video has caught social media's attention. In 2018, a leopard was similarly rescued from an open well in Maharashtra, and a video of the incident had garnered much praise and love online.
