Leopard Attacks British Safari Guide In South Africa's Kruger National Park
This Leopard Attack And What Happened Next Is Seriously Disturbing
Eve Hartley— The Huffington Post UK
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A leopard has been euthanised after a disturbing encounter with a British safari guide in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Curtis Plumb, who was driving, needed surgery after being bitten by the predator when it leapt at his vehicle.
The mauling was caught on camera by a tourist who said: “Some of the people seated behind the ranger tried to help by beating the animal with their cameras.”
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The leopard attacked Curtis Plumb in South Africa
Grant Ford, the cameraman, saw the incident unfold alongside his 13-year-old son.
In his eyewitness account Ford said: "Mr Plumb stopped his vehicle full of tourists to watch the big cat after they spotted it in the bush. It was then the predator suddenly attacked."
"Without warning or provocation it launched itself into the safari truck and grabbed the ranger's arm. Fortunately he had a bush jacket on.
“What followed was insane. The occupants of the safari truck were screaming."
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The 'big cat' was run over after attacking the safari guide
The American tourist was taking photos of the animal while at the Lion Park in the Lanseria/Honeydew area of Johannesburg, South Africa, when it attacked her.
The Denver Zoo Welcomes Birth Of Endangered Amur Leopard Cub
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Makar, the first Amur Leopard to be born at The Denver Zoo since 1996.photo courtesy of The Denver Zoo.
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Makar, the first Amur Leopard to be born at The Denver Zoo since 1996.photo courtesy of The Denver Zoo.
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Makar, the first Amur Leopard to be born at The Denver Zoo since 1996.photo courtesy of The Denver Zoo.
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Makar, the first Amur Leopard to be born at The Denver Zoo since 1996.photo courtesy of The Denver Zoo.
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An Amur leopard cub is weighed during his first physical at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, on Thursday, June 14, 2012 in Jacksonville, Fla. Two cubs were born on May 31, 2012, the second litter of 12 year-old Makari. The cubs were weighed, had their temperature taken, and pulse rate measured. (AP Photo/Florida Times-Union, Bruce Lipsky) (credit:AP)
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This image provided by the San Diego Zoo shows Amur leopards Thursday April 12, 2012, at the zoo in San Diego. This is the first time the Zoo has housed this critically endangered species. The trio arrived at the San Diego Zoo as part of an international conservation program aimed at saving one of the world's most endangered cats. Less than 40 Amur leopards have been documented in the wilds of the Primorye region of the Russian Far East.(AP Photo/San Diego Zoo, Ken Bohn) (credit:AP)
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Undated photo released Monday Jan. 2, 2012, by Wildlife Heritage Foundation of an Amur leopard, an example of the endangered species which is scheduled to be released in Russia. A batch of Amur leopards from UK zoos could soon be heading to Russia as part of a captive breeding and release programme, it is announced Monday Jan. 2, 2012, as part of a plan to save the big cats from extinction. There are thought to be just 25 to 35 wild Amur leopards left in the Russian Far East region, with numbers driven down by poaching of both the cat and its prey and damage to its habitat from logging and forest fires. (AP Photo / Wildlife Heritage Foundation) EDITORIAL USE ONLY (credit:AP)
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Staff veterinarian Adrienne Atkins checks one of the two Amur leopard cubs during their first physical at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, on Thursday, June 14, 2012 in Jacksonville, Fla. Two cubs were born on May 31, 2012, the second litter of 12 year-old Makari. The cubs were weighed, had their temperature taken, and pulse rate measured. (AP Photo/Florida Times-Union, Bruce Lipsky) (credit:AP)
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A veterinarian of the Mulhouse zoo bottle-feeds 'Argoun', a one-month-old Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on May 16, 2012 at the zoo in Mulhouse, eastern France. Amur leopards population is estimated to about fifty in nature around the world. AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN BOZON (Photo credit should read SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty)
"Kathanga", a four-month-old Amur leopar(10 of10)
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'Kathanga', a four-month-old Amur leopards (Panthera pardus orientalis) explores its enclosure next to its mother on July 8, 2011 at the zoo in Mulhouse, northeastern France. Every year there are about 250 to 350 births at the Mulhouse zoo. Some young animals, once weaned, can be introduced in protected zones of their original region. If not, they go to other zoos to make up other families. Genetic mixing is necessary for the animals' health and the survival of the species. AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN BOZON (Photo credit should read SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)