Incredible Rare Black Leopard Spotted At An Indian Reserve

Wow, wow, wow.

Picture this: you're on a safari at the Tadoba Reserve, in India, when all of a sudden you spot a black leopard drinking water from a pond. That's what happened to 23-year-old Abhishek Pangis, who watched the rare black leopard for a total of 40 minutes!

Can you imagine what a sight that must have been? Luckily, Pangis took some photos so we can see the majestic black leopard for ourselves. In an interview with LADBible, Pangis explains how he felt when first spotting the rare wildcat.

Still, must have been breathtaking to see it in person!

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Abhishek Pangis, an engineer student on his first safari trip in India, captured the most stunning images of the rare black leopard.

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"I hadn't seen anything so beautiful, I was completely stunned. Usually people have seen it around for two or three minutes but I was very lucky as I could see it for 40 minutes," Pangis tells LADBible

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" I witnessed it drinking water from a pond, marking its territory and stalking langurs and monkeys. It was a brilliant experience," Pangis continued.

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It was 113F (45C) outside when the black leopard was spotted, in need of water.

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The beautiful dark coat is caused by "melanism." Melanism is when extra black pigments develop in the skin, hair, due to a recessive genetic mutation.

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Another wildlife photographer, Mithun Hunugund, at the Kabini, Karnataka reverse in India, captured this once-in-a-lifetime photo of a female leopard being shadowed by her black panther partner.

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Incredible Rare Black Leopard Spotted At An Indian Reserve

Abhishek Pangis, an engineer student on his first safari trip in India, captured the most stunning images of the rare black leopard.

"I hadn't seen anything so beautiful, I was completely stunned. Usually people have seen it around for two or three minutes but I was very lucky as I could see it for 40 minutes," Pangis tells LADBible

" I witnessed it drinking water from a pond, marking its territory and stalking langurs and monkeys. It was a brilliant experience," Pangis continued.

It was 113F (45C) outside when the black leopard was spotted, in need of water.

The beautiful dark coat is caused by "melanism." Melanism is when extra black pigments develop in the skin, hair, due to a recessive genetic mutation.

Another wildlife photographer, Mithun Hunugund, at the Kabini, Karnataka reverse in India, captured this once-in-a-lifetime photo of a female leopard being shadowed by her black panther partner.

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