A video of a leopard entering a house and attacking a dog sleeping on the doorstep has gone viral on social media. The incident was captured on a CCTV installed at the entrance of the house. The timestamp on the footage shows the incident took place on September 29.

The video shows the leopard slowly approaching towards the sleeping dog, and grabbing its neck, after which the dog is seen running away from the spot.

It is yet to be ascertained as to who uploaded the video, but a user posted it on Twitter that received 7,200 views, with 219 likes. The post was retweeted 103 times. The user, in his post, said that dogs are easy prey for leopards.

One of the easiest prey for leopards, pet dogs. In human habitations important to stay alert at all times when near the peripheries of a forest landscape. The leopard is an amazing hunter which adapts with its surroundings and stealthily approaches its prey, with pin-drop silence pic.twitter.com/PVDZA21KLg

— Dr. PM Dhakate (@paragenetics) October 12, 2019

The video received many comments in which some asked why was the dog sleeping outside the house in the first place. One user asked what happened to the dog after the incident. The report mentioned that the dog ran away. One user got baffled by the thought of a wild animal attacking a dog.

It's most likely a stray dog, not a pet — ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ (@wilsherefan_7) October 15, 2019

Is the dog fine?? — Geethu s vijayan (@vijayan_geethu) October 16, 2019

Soo poor hope it is alive... Make the dogs stay and sleep inside a particular home for it — Deepak (@Deepak30257117) October 16, 2019

I think it is not a pet ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ dog. Pet or street whatever it is, I hope the ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ was saved by the Lord. ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ #animals #leopard — Ranjan Kumar Bose (@RanjanKumarBos5) October 15, 2019

It's most likely a stray dog, not a pet

In another incident, an 11-year-old girl who fought a leopard in Uttarakhand while trying to save her younger brother sustained severe injuries.

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