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    Leopard mauls 11 in fierce fight at Indian village

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    KOLKATA, India (AP) — A snarling leopard mauled 11 people in an Indian village and terrorized wildlife officials trying to drive it away before it was tranquilized and died of injuries from the fierce showdown.

    Forestry officials were forced to flee, dive for cover and even climb up on a jeep to escape the adult, male leopard's attacks in West Bengal state.

    At one point, the big cat leapt through the air, fangs bared, and tackled a man, clutching him in its giant paws as it knocked him off the wall he was standing on.

    The wildlife officials — wearing protective helmets and carrying batons and tranquilizer guns — had hoped to drive the cat into a nearby wildlife sanctuary after it wandered into the village near Siliguri, about 373 miles (600 kilometers) from Kolkata.

    But the leopard stood its ground, crouching on a wall, hissing and attacking those who came near.

    It injured six villagers, a policeman and four forest guards before being hit with a tranquilizer gun Tuesday. The people are recovering from their injuries, mostly swipes from the cat's claws.

    Forest official Dharma Dev Rai says villagers used knives, stones and batons to beat back the cat.

    The cat died within hours after the showdown, and a post mortem is being conducted.

    Leopards are protected in India, though more are straying into villages for food.

    Click image to see more photos of leopard attack

     

    880 comments

    • sniper assassin  •  10 mths ago
      from the leopard's perspective, it was fighting for its territory and fighting for it's life... how different is that from what most people would do under similar circumstances?
      • K 10 mths ago
        In similar circumstances I would either draw a weapon or try to talk them out of it.
      • John 10 mths ago
        hmm, a bunch of armed cops say get out, I think I'd leave pronto...but that's me, a higher mammal...
      • Walt 10 mths ago
        "villagers used knives, stones and batons to beat back the cat." Leslie the villagers and cops were fighting for their lives and territory also.
    • SarDonacus  •  10 mths ago
      " villagers used knives, stones and batons to beat back the cat.The cat died within hours after the showdown, and a post mortem is being conducted".....I have a guess how it died...
      • Mein Name ist gestolen 10 mths ago
        Radiation poisoning?
      • BobD 10 mths ago
        Suicide ! Stupid cat.. Ain't goin' to heaven now..
      • Alan 10 mths ago
        I am sure the post mortem is either being conducted to determine rabies or to grab the pelt.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  10 mths ago
      Yahoo came through with a picture of the attack nice. I have to wonder what the range on those tranquilizers are why did they have to get so close to shoot a cornered animal.
      • A Yahoo! User 10 mths ago
        Its india Boy , tranqulizers are given at hands length. Anyhow once a leapord has strayed into village and mauled one , its fate is sealed , if not forest , villages will kill it.
      • Jack Rabbit 10 mths ago
        It is not like it was an open area to shoot from a distance easily. And these animals are fast. Dealing with a Cheetah or a leopard is not easy especially when it knows it's being hunted.
      • nobody 10 mths ago
        If you look at the top of the leopards paw, it is sliced open. I think it was going for revenge.
    • Aaron Vu  •  10 mths ago
      Aloha;
      This is the laws of nature: Even the loyal dog will bite, if you cornered the dog. The humans
      were surrounding this leopard, and his instinct was to fight back.
      • reg 10 mths ago
        why is this "gentle animal" being surrounded?
      • Sane_thought 10 mths ago
        well he strayed unfortunately !!
      • Dark Angel 10 mths ago
        Reg: Why is it being surrounded? Because it strayed into human territory and attacked people. Although it does seem that using the tranquilizer gun from the onset would have been wiser.
    • Salt in Wound  •  10 mths ago
      Why do I feel sorrier for the cat than for the humans it mauled?
      • Nun2bryte 10 mths ago
        My thoughts exactly.
      • upyawz 10 mths ago
        animals are always innocent...people are guilty just by their presence
      • s 10 mths ago
        because youre a huge freak
    • Letitia Hayles  •  10 mths ago
      when we are faced with an invasion of our homes we'll do what we have to in order to protect it.
    • cymbalholic  •  10 mths ago
      it should be let loose in congress.
    • american 1st  •  10 mths ago
      Amazing photo, guy is being mauled and the other guy doesn't even shoot!
    • Jere  •  10 mths ago
      I'm sure glad all I have to worry about is raccoons in the garbage.
    • Anonymous  •  10 mths ago
      The sad irony.....the leopard died protecting what it thought was its territory.
    • eric  •  10 mths ago
      A post mortem for the cat is being conducted?I think it was the knifes,stones,and batons.
    • Jared  •  10 mths ago
      I got mauled by a cougar last night.
    • Solid Snake  •  10 mths ago
      We need one of those down in the Washington DC area...
    • A Yahoo! User  •  10 mths ago
      umm...in man vs. animal confrontations such as this, i always root for the animal...is that wrong?
    • greengirl99  •  10 mths ago
      What are the animals suppose to do, where are they to go. Everyday all over the world more and more humans take away their habitat, and then when someone gets attacked they ask why. It's always the animal that pays for it in the end.
    • FunnyGuy  •  10 mths ago
      poor kitty .
    • Bo  •  10 mths ago
      I am saddened for the people and leopard. The Indian people have a reverence for animals and avoid every opportunity to kill them unlike other countries. We need to find a way to live with these beautiful animals.
    • .  •  10 mths ago
      Was the leopard's name WENDY DENG?
    • robertk  •  10 mths ago
      I do not know anything about leopards.. But once I was attacked by a cougar... I was at a bar and she came straight for me.. I was scared.. She showed me her teeth.. and exposed her breasts.. eeeeeeewwww!!
      I ran too -but she caught me..
      man what a horrible experience... I still have the scares to prove it!!!
    • F-ISLAM  •  10 mths ago
      Maybe they can release one million of these leopards into Pakistan.
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