A big cat caused an even bigger interruption when it broke into a hotel’s dining area.
According to Newsflare, on Sept. 29, a man was enjoying some time alone at a hotel’s canteen when his solitude was interrupted by a wild leopard.
Hotel cameras captured footage of the chaotic animal encounter, which occurred in Kotagiri, India. The clip of the incident begins with one man sitting alone in an otherwise empty dining area, except for a domestic pet cat sitting in a chair on the opposite side of the room.
While the man casually browses his phone, the small resting cat suddenly sits up and runs away from the table. Moments later, the viewer sees what spooked the feline: a much bigger cat.
The footage shows a large leopard quickly prowling into the dining room, seemingly to chase after the much smaller feline. The man sitting beside the entryway sees the leopard walk into the room, takes a moment to comprehend what is happening, and then shoots up from his seat and exits the dining area.
The leopard, distracted by the cat, doesn’t notice the man until he stands up and flees. Once the wild animal sees the man running away, it gives up trying to catch the agile little cat and follows the man quickly out of the room.
While the footage doesn’t show what happened to the man or the small cat, the Associated Press reports that both managed to exit the hotel unharmed, despite the leopard chasing after them.
Authorities in Brazil recently had a very different big cat encounter. On Wednesday, Oct. 1, Amazonas Military Police officials spotted a jaguar struggling in the Rio Negro, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River.
Upon closer inspection, the officials realized the big cat had been shot several times, so they created a flotation device attached to their boat for the animal to ride on back to shore.
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Specialists from the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) and the State Secretariat for Animal Protection (Sepet) were on land waiting for the jaguar to arrive. The experts stabilized the animal and then transported it to a veterinary facility.
Veterinarians confirmed the jaguar had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The feline is now receiving intensive care and monitoring at the veterinary hospital.
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