Snow Leopard Makes a Kill | Wild Cats of India: Big Cat Kingdom

After a successful hunt, a snow leopard must defend his prize from hungry interlopers.
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Snow Leopard Makes a Kill | Wild Cats of India: Big Cat Kingdom
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[@NatGeoWild]

Snow leopards are perfectly equipped to thrive in extreme, high-elevation habitats. How would you describe one of the world’s most elusive cats using one word?

[@marcustraore545]

Fantastic!

[@reyacivil6099]

Endanger

[@9.6.53]

Majestic!

[@GeorgiaAndrea]

Superior

[@jahmhilruckus4476]

Regal

[@rohitashvarathore]

We must protect this magnificent cat and its habitat.

[@AneDijitak]

Snow leopard: "I made my kill." Union of Soviet Socialist Predators: "Our kill."

[@averybirnbaum6169]

Ane Dijitak There ain’t no society rules for wild animals. In the wild, you take whatever opportunity you can to survive.

[@AneDijitak]

@@averybirnbaum6169 r/woosh

[@fargo1234]

@@averybirnbaum6169 Bruh momento

[@brucewayne774]

😂😂😂😂

[@codyvon.]

Kazakhs: Our kill. (Казахи: Наша добыча).

[@onerajesh]

Well, I'm from Himalaya. I never saw these many animals but Nat Geo comes and shoot snow leopard, wolf, fox and all in one shot. You guys are expert :)

[@NarutoDora]

these all animals are paid actors lol😝🤣🤣😂😂

[@shivasrinivasan80]

Where in the Himalayas are you from? This is most likely Hemis National Park. In upper regions of Arunachal Pradesh there are snow leopards too. But there are no Grey Wolves therr but they have red pandas. The Himalayas are big place, with each place having different animals.

[@onerajesh]

@dyy Fethiiyhn 🤣 lol

[@onerajesh]

@@shivasrinivasan80 I'm from Lansdowne, Uttarakhand. Tiger & Leopard and Elephants in lower areas are common here.

[@aad4186]

That's cause there aren't many left dude

[@AzlianaLyana]

Smart cat knows when to stand down and wait it out. But what a rather peculiar gesture to rest its head on the meal, almost as if it's saying "ah.. finally, just you and me".

[@NahidRahman11]

Haha

[@hiace5786]

@@NahidRahman11 èeř

[@joen7526]

😂 Your comment is on point

[@ashrafrehmani7114]

Ooo really

[@k03dz0n3]

there's something beautiful yet tragic about that

[@teresavirina7735]

These wildlives looks very healthy. A million thanks for giving them space to hunt & feed. Wonderful!

[@Ab-hc9ks]

they dont have much left, thanks to our population

[@m.williams4971]

‘Giving’ them space?? Hardly anybody lives in these places!

[@ljc1821]

What...they had a camera in the carcass? That's dope!

[@sunshinemishasmommy5352]

I know right?When they showed that angle I was like "WHAAAAT?"..I sat here with my mouth open..not alot of things get that reaction from me nowadays,but that was AMAZING 😁👍 Much respect to those camera people,they make stuff like this possible for us to watch

[@y37chung]

It is fake, the carcass was planted there, the snow leopard didnt kill it

[@anacletwilliams8315]

Totally disgusting.

[@asstroeongdong-min1709]

y37chung snow leopards been doing that themselves for millions of years, whats a little filming efficiency gonna hurt

[@kensalazar5066]

@@y37chung he did, if you sawr the special "wild indian" the leopard killed it In a coral and because of its size couldn't carry it away. They were filming in the area at the time, and NATGEO, got the villager to donate the carcass, so yes it was planted there with cameras all around.

[@Hyraladen]

The magpies are like house flies, buzzing around and trying to land on your food while you try to buzz them away

[@calebtaylor8816]

Hyraladen T ya I want to snap their neck and laugh

[@Ascylian]

They aren't magpies, magpies are Australian

[@sheep8128]

@@Ascylian There are more than species of magpie.🤦‍♀️ And in the film they literally said magpie multiple times. Jesus.

[@sethzielasko6898]

Nat Geo WILD when you first showed the wolf walking up what a fantastic shot that was.

[@DKS_London]

India has 3 of the world's big cats, Tiger, Lion and the Leopard, normal and snow.

[@HrithikSD4368]

Atleast now cheetah has been reintroduced

[@guillaumerobichaud9848]

Such a beautiful animal

[@sunshinemishasmommy5352]

They sure are..I hope to get to a zoo to see some someday 😊

[@markassko6426]

@@sunshinemishasmommy5352 some animals dont enjoy company, and snow "leopards" certainly wouldnt like and care about others company.

[@NatGeoWild]

The snow leopard is such an amazing animal!

[@tomy6097]

@@sunshinemishasmommy5352 Fcking idiot

[@archieoutdoors3340]

Sunshine MishasMommy they have some at the lakes zoo in England

[@WiLdLiFeMystery]

I have only seen a snow leopard once. I was a kid and me and my family visited a place named vijaynagar, a place in Arunachal Pradesh (India). Awesome video🤟🙂👍💯

[@WiLdLiFeMystery]

@M1 India very cold place. But beautiful too

[@MaiteWapa44]

Every single animal in this video is so beautiful I could cry ❤️ Also can we all agree that magpies are very beautiful birds?

[@sacheinc5014]

What about Magpies? Are they?

[@leobuscaglia5576]

Also we can all agree that you are very beautiful.

[@silvermainecoons3269]

@YourBakaSenpai bro why not?

[@새매]

I wish we had more footage of Snow Leopards. I’m sure this footage took forever to get but I’m thankful it’s here.

[@m.williams4971]

(Vomiting)

[@lamkien3944]

3:07 ahhhh so this is how does the fox say xD

[@justmyopinion1409]

The snow leopard is considered to be the most beautiful creature on Earth by many people. However, we need to take a moment an appropriate the beauty of those grey wolves. Especially the way the one at 1:18 came into the scene. That coat is gorgeous, and the way the light radiates off of it is just...

[@teeanahera8949]

*and *appreciate

[@avinashsaroj7785]

​@😂teeanahera8949

[@EJD339]

I wish we had more footage of Snow Leopards. I’m sure this footage took forever to get but I’m thankful it’s here.

[@carnage3343]

If you remeber Tai Lung from kung fu panda was a snow leopard 😊

[@NahidRahman11]

Hahaha

[@sumerianb4045]

@Daniel Callahan it's his mind to mind not yours .

[@sumerianb4045]

@Daniel Callahan it's not your right to verbally abuse someone when they don't deserve it.

[@hec8868]

Daniel Callahan how is it pathetic he was just stated that tai lung is indeed based of a snow leopard Nd besides u took time off ur day to call him pathetic lol wat ppl do when they have no life

[@anibalraymundo6155]

@@hec8868 let him be, he clearly is above all of us . I mean he went out of his own way to verbally abuse someone in the old keyboard warrior fashion. Let him and his keyboard be.

[@the5thmusketeer215]

We need a crowd funding campaign to buy the Snow Leopard a refrigerator... 😊

[@elhombredeoro955]

😂😂😂

[@Shun-vr1bw]

The5th Musketeer lmao 💀💀

[@tropicalstorm339]

It lives in a refrigerated habitat. It's a *snow* leopard.

[@aditikule2482]

😂😅

[@kendallles]

This was such a good one!! Well done National Geographic

[@NatGeoWild]

Wild, wasn't it?!

[@tantiwahopak101]

@@NatGeoWild incredible footage 👍

[@creativebomb8198]

@@NatGeoWild hey was that your crew who threw blood everywhere on rocks or was it there already. 4:13

[@josue2662]

@@creativebomb8198 that's not blood just the color the rock had

[@shreyandattagupta5605]

@@NatGeoWild It was awesome

[@kkc3010]

The place is Spiti located in Lahaul district, Himachal Pradesh. Visit that place it is one of most beautiful places in India.

[@Ladakhz]

This is in Ladakh near Uley village..

[@rankingresearchdata]

@@Ladakhz these both places have many similarities people confused with that

[@dimidomo7946]

First-rate cinematography. King of the mountain. Thank you Nat Geo Wild.

[@dparvulus]

3:05 * Angry barking at cat * xd

[@simmibhinder76]

I found it cute

[@tonypadd7939]

1:28 what a stunning wolf

[@Vic-yv8sx]

So rare to see Snow Leopards. I love it 😻

[@malkeetsinghbal227]

The narrator , The camera inside carcass , the Nat geo wild is lit 🔥

[@kensalazar5066]

As much as I love wolves Siberian s and others...these snow leopards have to be the coolest land animal on the planet! To live in that environment chasing game down sheer mountains at 20,000 feet! Now that's survival!

[@dylanallen9625]

Snow leopard: I’ll let you eat my kill and starve to death but the red fox has no permission to eat my fill. Magpies: thanks 😂😂😂

[@귀엽네냥냥이]

3:29 looks like he's blushing lol so cute

[@귀엽네냥냥이]

@NRG 2000 yeah and what about it? lol

[@jamillatorres7226]

The rational part of me: It is a predatory animal, we must leave them in peace. Also me: *pet ze kitty*

[@luisfuentes3012]

3:44 So that's where Tai Lung's roar comes from!

[@Angel-cd5qq]

How gorgeous are these creatures..its amazing how close they all are .🌻🌼🌻🌸

[@AllInOne-ps4fi]

Please save all beautiful creatures on earth.

[@jollyjokress3852]

Yes!

[@matimus100]

Creatures what Creatures where ? Who told you this about our animals and our planet called earth 👫🌏🦉

[@awentuszioniusa8171]

1Great Snow Leopard, Hunting, Helps Feeding many other creature in Balance of Nature on PLaneT ET!

[@dany97fn]

Snow leopards are not the biggest, the fastest, the strongest of all the big cats but jeeeeeez. They're just beautiful, magnificent creature. Protect them at all costs.

[@theplanespotter8569]

India is so diverse when it comes to fauna and especially cats. Even Cheetah's once existed there until hunted by the Mughals and the British to extinction. The word cheetah even comes from the Sanskrit Chittar.

[@smartchap7227]

And now the cheetah is back in india after 70 years

[@aganbraganca4156]

They are back now

[@Ishowslomo]

3:29 it's funny with the music 🤣

[@suryakantapradhan6087]

snow leopard, black panther, bengal tiger, asiatic lion, rahino, gharial, red panda, elephant, gaur, wolf, bear, jaguar, clouded leopard list goes on.. Its incredible India for you.

[@suryakantapradhan6087]

Yes brother.

[@jirachi-wishmaker9242]

No Jaguar in India Caracal & Lynx

[@jirachi-wishmaker9242]

River Dolphin

[@jirachi-wishmaker9242]

Marsh Crocodile Salt water crocodiles

[@exk5843]

The fox was literally flying

[@whitetiger9974]

03:00 Fox runs for his dear life 🤣🤣🤣

[@rankingresearchdata]

2:27 did they put camera 😂?

[@freddiemercurybulsara3876]

This is real side of India, South Deccan Ghats, fresh waters, Kashmir, Himayala, Deserts, North East, Incredible India except few Hindi states polluting this country and they're overpopulated, mainstream media only focuses on Mumbai/Delhi/ Uttarpradesh.

[@golmoshy]

Sad but true. All the metro cities are horrible.

[@freddiemercurybulsara3876]

@@golmoshy yes but without metrocities u won't see any development, and also 14 out of 20 most polluted places in the World* are in North India itself do u know that?

[@anshulpal761]

My God Wild Himalayan Gray wolf I can die in peace now 😌😌

[@tony-pc4kd]

Wolf+leapard +fox 😍😍😍😍

[@mirceapintelie361]

can we feed your carcass to the wolf?☻

[@animal-rights]

@@mirceapintelie361 🤣🤣

[@trevorphillips4595]

Wow...that fox really took off...and made huge dust cloud.

[@soaringvulture]

Smart move on the fox's part.

[@carnage3343]

Thats some great camoflauge

[@sunshinemishasmommy5352]

That's why they are called "Ghost Cats"..from what I understand there are people who have lived their whole lives in the snow leopard regions and have never seen one..they can sit on an outcropping above a trail and humans could travel by and they would never know that beautiful animal is right above them..of course that also is to the species detriment because there isn't an accurate count of how many snow leopards are in the wild

[@carnage3343]

@@sunshinemishasmommy5352 whoa😮

[@markassko6426]

@@sunshinemishasmommy5352 we do have quite good population measures in russia and mongolia.

[@HrithikSD4368]

​@@markassko6426 top 3 countries for snow leopard population. 1.China, 2. Mongolia, 3. India

[@Janinho897]

2:10 "No sooner have they left, a red fox begins to devour what he can" . Well, no, not really right away, you guys had time to put a camera in the carcass, so...

[@jmokj1635]

that fox barked at the snow leopard that was so cuuuttteeee

[@MuhammadAli-pt5wf]

Fluffy cuties 😍

[@jorikaish]

Wolves so beautiful 😍

[@HrithikSD4368]

Everyone loves wolves, so mesmerizing 😍 I don't why but watching GOT made me fall in love with them

[@dusannn]

Oh,how beauty😍

[@Junketh71]

I remember actually watching this program. It was quite educational, I say!

[@sanrve3904]

The blood on the leopards face makes it looks like it’s blushing

[@НиязМ-ю7ь]

👎👎👎👎👎 ???????????

[@nams19873]

3:06 what does the fox say?! 😁

[@Sonsbitchesall]

3:00 lol he was outta there!!!

[@rogermilla2358]

The wolves, fox and birds are the IRS when you finally make some money 😂

[@jametalboy]

Both the snow leopard & the great wolf are so well camouflaged in these mountains

[@HELLENIC_DYNAMITE]

2:22 good thing that kill had a goPro inside it

[@wdg8184]

3:06 epic voice of small red fox

[@dhruvilkumpavat6037]

We need to increase population of Snow leoparda. Cmon India Lets show the world How we increased Tiger and Lion population 👊👊

[@peepinR]

The snow leopard is, in my opinion, the most beautiful cat in the world.

[@HrithikSD4368]

Yeah! I also love wolves too, they look quite like models with their face structure. 🐺

[@sneeklok4153]

The snow leopard is one of the rarest animals in the world dammm

[@amanialsoquar5073]

Some of us beings with logic and affection can't even feed each other. And here we see how different animals come together.🙌🏼

[@thomasvetor7420]

Great video on how animals try 2 survive in the wild with sharing meals ...

[@joselo-zl5wo]

And we complained about having to go to the grocery store!!!!

[@markassko6426]

They must of used 2 different carcasses: one of a wild and one of a domestic cattle. Because otherwise there is no way they could of gotten that camera inside the carcass and that wouldnt affect how animals approach it. Animals would of sniffed and noticed that something is up. Of course we will never know how the things truly went. Anyways, great video, thanks for sharing.

[@kaitolowo3308]

No it was the same carcass

[@markassko6426]

@@kaitolowo3308 how can you prove that? Also IF it was the same carcass, then why animals were not shown to be affected by its scent or by it being inside of animal? Film crew clearly said that snow leopard always kept a close eye on his prey. It makes no sense.

[@kaitolowo3308]

@@markassko6426 Oh i guess you're right, both carcasses looks a little different They did tried to narrate as if it was the same animal whole time so i didn't noticed.. Someone in the comments said the natgeo people got the villagers to donate the carcass and planted there with cameras all around

[@BorisKOUKA]

Bruh. Animals dont care if they can eat. U r in Himalaya. Ya dont know when will be the next time you will eat. If someone put a camera inside ur meal... U just eat... Before wolfs come

[@madmusic341]

Oddly enough the most remarkable of all the animals in this video is arguably the magpie, one of only a handful of animals on the planet capable of recognizing itself in a mirror. They're in good company, Orangutangs, Chimpanzees, Dolphins, Killer Whales, Elephants, Humans and the mighty Magpie. :)

[@bronwynsearle2117]

Love these videos, anything to do with animals is awesome.. especially the big cats! Great photography ❤

[@מירנהדהפז]

Snow Leopard is an amazing animal....🐆👏👆😽🌷🐹💚🙏🐾

[@christiancau8039]

Beautyfull animals.thank the people working to let this animals survive.i hope this art of cats can live forever.and all the countrys working wirh them.THANK YOU😘😘😘

[@easycheesy1608]

Big cat makes kill :eats Big cat sees bird :still gonna be a kitty cat🤣

[@TheGodslayer17]

Cute little fox

[@pourPOURpour]

1:50 Cat loaf

[@jangerdagonay6054]

3:05 cute bark

[@tarkus4283]

That's so nice how they all share their food like that 😜

[@jvelin9723]

not a single animal in this video even wanted to lol they just had to

[@bumblebee264]

So Tai Lung has taken refuge in the Himalayas after getting defeated by Po

[@interviewera3602]

Thai lung is living in Himalayas for centuries.

[@ramsanatan56]

3.01 The fox ran for its life 😂

[@Ladakhz]

This is shot in Ladakh. Shaan is the Ladakh/Tibetan word for Snow leopard. Got lucky to see this beautiful creature in real.

[@lovelyarunachal1669]

come to indian sate of arunachal u will find more snow lepords then ladakh

[@Ladakhz]

@@lovelyarunachal1669 In India, Highest Snow Leopards population is in Ladakh. There are around 400-500 Snow Leopards in India of which 200 is in Ladakh. Remaining population is distributed in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim & Arunachal Pradesh

[@JuanAntonEgo]

Beautiful Animal.. why is it called the "shan" tho?? What does that mean?

[@mayanknegi9167]

They have named him Shan which means pride.

[@jamillatorres7226]

Someone said it's the Ladakh/Tibetan word for snow leopard Update: apparently it also means pride which is....oddly fitting.

[@fraidoonw]

what wonderful! thanks!

[@dopeblacktherapist]

Lmao the fox was like NOPENOPENOPENOPE

[@tado6670]

Lmao that fox really barked!

[@Iknowknow112]

Snow leopards have the looks and moves of every animal villain you’ve ever seen, plus!

[@КынджасНорумбаева]

Красава, вольно или не вольно питает др. зверье и птиц.

[@wizardindustriesusa]

That fox was rear wheel drive!

[@Scionofgreyhaven]

Snow leopard beautiful

[@ayushkumar-bg1xf]

How diverse India is ?

[@KBvKB468]

Very very ..diverse

[@giuliorizzo6915]

How did you put that camera in?? Please tell me!

[@mohammadwahidulhaque8566]

I love snow leopards and clouded Leopards

[@nickgeorgie1957]

This isn’t not a documentary: it’s a movie. They placed a carcass somewhere and the rest is all about cooking the book. Good job National Geographic.

[@aroundandround]

2:21 “With food so scarce, he might just eat up the camera.”

[@NatureWitch]

Wow so many rare and beautiful animals 😍 sharing is caring! Lol

[@neiltonfariasfilho5885]

Thank you so much National Geo Wild !

[@NatGeoWild]

Always here to bring the wild in!

[@akkubhaskarbirdsanimallove7601]

Wonderful moments in indian show leopard 🐆....

[@sunnysidhu7898]

@ 1:11, pause the video and ask your kid to find the leopard on the screen.

[@siddharthrajan24]

Watte handsome looking snow leopard!!!!

[@FF-cz8sg]

great video, beautiful creature.

[@6616Milan]

U guys are epic Nat Geo's.

[@not2tees]

What a face, full of fierce character.

[@ameyachavan6636]

@3:27 lol a snow leopard just being a house cat..

[@MuhammadEgypt]

Beautiful cat! Look how big his paws are.

[@sunnykanekar5023]

That's a rattle snake below the rock 1:06

[@redlander55]

My fav cat and my fav birds