With humans out of sight, animals have used the lockdown as an opportunity to chill wherever they want! Why else will peacocks relax inside school premises and nilgai roam the streets near Delhi Airport? Animals are surely having the time of their lives!
Speaking of which, a leopard was spotted “relaxing” on an empty road at Mailardevpally in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district, reports India Today.
In a video that was posted on Twitter by Indian Forest Services officer Susanta Nanda, the leopard is seen resting beside a divider on the road. After a while, it began running alongside a side-walk.
The IFS officer claimed that the leopard has been captured successfully and is in perfect health. They plan on releasing it into the wild soon.
Watch the video here:
Leopard was relaxing the new found freedom at Mailardevpally in Rangareddy district of Telengana due to lockdown😊
Initially thought to be injured or ill. It was later found to be in perfect health.
Captured successfully. Planned to be released in wild soon. pic.twitter.com/aRJEL3uEj0
— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) May 14, 2020
People on the internet are glad that the leopard is safe and healthy. Have a look:
Great to know that the leopard is safe 👍
— Eternal Traveller 🇮🇳 (@TravelerEternal) May 14, 2020
Sometimes I feel like these leopards are playing prank on us humans. Aaj mey tumhare area mey aaya tha 5-10 logo ko daraya aur wapis aagaya.
— srn 🇮🇳 (@nair_shreekant) May 14, 2020
Humans need to be put under lockdown every year for3-4months so that other animals can move freely,plants will be dustfree& pollution,pollution would be under control.Humans are the polluting agents,polluting environment including water,air & digging land everywhere&to be checked
— VIJAYA SREE N (@LEOVSN) May 14, 2020
By the time lockdown is over wild animals will roam like stray dogs on streets.👍👍👍
— आत्मनिर्भर Sadhak स्व – तंत्र (@Saadhak30) May 14, 2020
Glad to hear leopard 🐆 is fine and captured…as even now the fake news is being spread of leapord hurting people, killing people and what not!
— Moulika Arabhi (@Marabhi) May 15, 2020
With so many animals roaming freely on the streets, it might cause human-animal conflict once the lockdown is completely lifted. It is important for us to be extra cautious while driving on the road to make sure the animals don’t get hurt.