Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (MS)
Bantwal, Jul 1: A video claiming to show a leopard catching a crocodile in a local river has gone viral on social media. However, forest department officials have clarified that this is false information.
Upon closer inspection, the animal in the video, which captures the crocodile, has a skin pattern different from that of a leopard. It closely resembles a jaguar, a species native to South America. Jaguars are known to hunt crocodiles along riverbanks, leading officials to conclude that the scene depicted in the video does not occur in India.
The video has been widely circulated on social media for several days, prompting warnings for the public to avoid fishing in Bantwal's rivers due to supposed crocodile presence. The forest department has issued a clarification to dispel these rumours.