Couple narrowly escapes as leopard lunges at motorcycle in Andhra Pradesh, chilling footage goes viral
The now-viral video, posted on X last Saturday, shows the big cat emerging from the woods in mere seconds, and making a leap. The animal comes within inches of making contact with the bike before rushing back into the dark bushes.
The incident was recorded by the dashcam of a car following closely behind the two-wheeler.
The bikers, completely unaware of the leopard until the final moment, speed up and escape the attack without injury.
Watch the viral video here:
Leopard scare in Tirupati
A #biker had a narrow escape from a #leopard attack near #Zoo Park Road.
The big cat was later spotted near #Aravind Eye Hospital at midnight too.#Tirupati #Cheetah #leopard #zooparkroad #tirupatizooparkroad #LeopardAttack #leopard pic.twitter.com/S0akMLYCSi
— F Faheed (@FaheedU31135) July 26, 2025
In a similar incident in Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, a CCTV camera recorded a black panther attacking a dog outside a home. The big cat was seen creeping near the tree line before ambushing the pet dog, and vanishing into the forest.
In a similar incident, a video of a leopard attacking a stray dog in Uttarakhand's Haridwar emerged on social media. However, a pack of dogs jumps in to save the stray, fight the big cat, and scare it away.
In March, a leopard attacked three tribal villagers and two forest officials in Umarpada taluka of Surat district. The officials were part of a rescue team responding to the incident. All five injured individuals were taken to the hospital and discharged after receiving primary treatment.
In 2024, a leopard attacked a group of picnickers in the South Forest Division Range of Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh. According to reports, three people were injured after the animal mauled them after they instigated it.
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