Home video taken from an adjacent rooftop shows the animal
pushing through the broken tiled roof of a home in Ballarpur, Maharashtra, and
chasing several men in its way. As the cat jumped to another rooftop, it took a
bite out of the buttocks of a man trying to escape it, Sky News reported Another villager on
the scene was attacked as people tried to corner the leopard, but no serious
injuries were reported.The cat darted around, looking for a way out, and finally jumped
down to street level, where it found refuge in a bathroom. The video zooms in
on the leopard’s eyes, which seem to show fear as it cowers in a dark corner.India's Forestry
Department eventually caught the animal and plans to release it into the wild.Illegal
deforestation has imperiled the habitats of many animals in India, forcing them
to wander around searching for food.Over-development of forest land has also become a threat to many wild animals in
the country.
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