Watch: Cow Under Attack By Panther Saved By Companion In Viral Video
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.
मेरी प्यारी मां!
गाय के बछड़े को गर्दन से पैंथर ने दबोचा तो बचाने मां दौड़ी। फिर क्या था, खुद देखिए।
📍 बाली, पाली pic.twitter.com/K9MVH7qqKm
— Arvind Sharma (@sarviind) August 1, 2025
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.
Bagheera (black panther) and other friends for night walk on the roads of Nilgiris. What a rare thing. pic.twitter.com/NtaNSlWUAp
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) July 18, 2025
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.
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