Overview
- The clip, filmed at the Bhadra backwaters, shows a melanistic leopard and a normally coloured leopard calmly sharing a water source, an uncommon behavior for typically solitary animals.
- Hindustan Times and India Today credit wildlife photographer Sohan Singh, who posted the video on Instagram on February 11, where it drew about 10.5 million views and roughly 780,000 likes.
- Free Press Journal attributed the images to photographer Arvind Karthik, leaving the content’s authorship unresolved across outlets.
- Bhadra Tiger Reserve lies in Karnataka’s Western Ghats, spanning parts of Chikmagalur and Shimoga districts, according to information cited from the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
- A black panther is a melanistic Indian leopard, a genetic variation that darkens the coat while rosette patterns can remain faintly visible under certain light.