‘What a brilliant hunter’: Snow leopard hunts urial in Ladakh’s rough terrain

The clip was captured by wildlife photographer Vedant Thite. A Twitter user, Kostubh Sharma, shared the clip and wrote, “And this is how we bring down prey on the steep mountains… Only to stroll down and pick up the groceries. Edith Barschi, accompanied by @VedantThite captures a rare natural history moment on camera, records a #snowleopard hunting an urial in Ladakh.”

What a brilliant hunter. https://t.co/uzCX28dJMG

— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) March 15, 2023

Another user wrote, “Truly an amazing nature! What an incredible shot by @vedantthite ji of snow leopard chasing for hunt from Ladakh India!#nature #wildlife #Leopard.”

And this is how we bring down prey on the steep mountains… Only to stroll down and pick up the groceries.
Edith Barschi, accompanied by @VedantThite captures a rare natural history moment on camera, records a #snowleopard hunting an urial in Ladakh pic.twitter.com/Dr3xydV5cX

— Koustubh Sharma (@koustubh_sharma) March 15, 2023

Recently, a video showing two snow leopard cubs reuniting with their mother after sensing her call in Himachal Pradesh had gone viral on social media. The big cat was seen resting under a rock while the little ones darted energetically towards her. As they came close, the mother sniffed and licked them affectionately.