Rare Sighting: Black Panther Captured On Camera In Goa Sanctuary, Supposedly For The First Time
Click here to find out how a black panther was spotted in a sanctuary in Goa, image shared by Goa CM Pramod Sawant.
Black panthers are a rare sight; for the longest time it was believed that they were mythical creatures. And the only black panther we knew for the longest time was Bagheera from The Jungle Book.
However it is being believed that a black panther has been caught on camera, supposedly for the first time in Goa.
An image of a black panther reportedly captured at Patiem beat in South Goa¡¯s Netravali wildlife sanctuary, is going viral on the Internet. Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant, took to Twitter to share the picture of the dark big cat spotted in the state¡¯s wildlife sanctuary.
He tweeted, ¡®A great glimpse of Goa's rich wildlife. Black Panther camera trapped at Patiem beat of Netravali wildlife sanctuary¡¯.
A great glimpse of Goa's rich wildlife. Black Panther camera trapped at Patiem Beat of Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary. pic.twitter.com/p7IVuHDLP1
¡ª Dr. Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant) May 6, 2020
According to a report, a forest department official said that they were trying to find out if there are other black panthers in the area or this cat is lone. He reportedly said that this was the first time a black panther had been caught on camera in Netravali wildlife sanctuary, an area predominantly inhabited by tigers.
People were awed by the rare sighting of the black panther and most of the comments insisted on calling it Bagheera.
Bagheera ?
¡ª ?????-???????????? ???????? ????? ? (@rynkee) May 6, 2020
Amazing
¡ª Saurav (@Saurav49126389) May 7, 2020
Vow! Nature
¡ª Sheetal ?? (@Sheetal06487700) May 6, 2020
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¡ª ??????? ??????? ???_ from ???? (@Mukesh35373765) May 6, 2020
wtfwtwfwtfwtwfwtfwtwfwtfwtwfwtfwtwfwtfwtwf ! I thought it was an extinct beauty !
¡ª Imam of Chaos (@Skullcapslayer) May 6, 2020
¡ª Vishnu Vivek (@VishnuV90068028) May 7, 2020
Great picture of black panther. It reminds me of the famous cartoon character Bhagheera.
¡ª Ramani Kalyanasundaram ?? (@RamaniKSundaram) May 7, 2020
Black panthers are a color variant species of the spotted Indian leopard. It is not usually spotted in the light as it is the creature of the dark - that is what makes such sightings, so rare.