Snow Leopard of the Himalaya: most magnificent cat

The mysterious Ounce of the Himalaya
The Himalaya. Many things to many people. Mt. Everest to some. Pilgrimage to others. The Yeti or the Abominable Snowman to many. Bhutan and Nepal to yet others. Few outside India associate the high peaks of the Himalaya with India. And yet more Himalayan geography falls in India than outside it.
After catching her breath, she narrows down her interest on a pair of Himalayan Blue Sheep or Bharal that are grazing on dried winter grasses atop a cliffy landscape, after separating them from the herd. A calculated chase follows. She is lapping at the heels of the Bharal male. She takes one leap and catches hold of the Blue Sheep. But soon hard ground gives way beneath both of them. Whether she has calculated the distance to the edge of the cliff or this development takes her by surprise, they are both off the cliff's edge, and spiral downwards together. The Bharal is in the tight hold of the female Ounce or Snow Leopard. Talk about the aerial righting reflex of cats. This is an extreme case... The Snow Leopard twists and turns her body in the air, anticipating the rude fall at the end of the approximately four hundred foot fall off the cliff!
And when the two do fall together, the Snow Leopard cleverly cushions her own fall over that of the Blue Sheep. And in that moment of extreme gravity-fuelled impact, the Bharal gets a chance to break away and escape. But the hungry and desperate Snow Leopardess has not gone through this extreme fall for nothing. She lunges forward and grabs the Bharal back in the grasp of her paws and mouth. They fall together several hundred more feet, bumping and thumping their way down over the rocks, taking on huge impact and lacerations. Finally the flight and fall end, and the triumphant Snow Leopard has a subdued Bharal within its grasp. She is injured and bruised but nothing that a few days of rest will not take care of.
This is surely one of the most fantastic natural history sequences ever recorded in the annals of wildlife filmmaking! This is the FIRST EVER sequence of a wild Snow Leopard actually making a kill on camera, and what fabulous gymnastics and callisthenics to boot! Do note the behaviour that you might otherwise miss. It allows us to do even more justice to this fascinating footage, especially as it’s been shot in 4K. There is a lot going on here that we don’t notice at first glance. The way the Bharal still has the strength to attempt to pull itself away from the Snow Leopard, just after the first stage of the fall, and the manner in which the dexterous big cat is able to maneuver its body and right itself mid-flight, to help it survive. This footage tells us a lot about the two animals in terms of behaviour and physiology. What drama from the Himalaya! Not exactly another day in the life of a Snow Leopard, but this young female Snow Leopard demonstrates to us the extreme conditions that occasionally challenge its very harsh life in the high mountains. And yet this fascinating animal continues its unique way of life in the high Himalaya, far from the prying gaze of human beings. The following season, in the winter of 2019, we returned to her cliffy rock faces and found her faring well and back in hunting action. We distantly followed her to check on her condition. She has no lasting effect of that fall and is dexterous and adept as ever. Hopefully, she will have cubs this year.
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[@jdomsmith]

I didn't realize this was how the snow leopard lives. Amazing.

[@xxxxbigrich5752]

This was absolutely one of the best videos I've ever seen. Incredible visuals. Also I'm so grateful the cat made it through basically unscathed. Thank you

[@motionsickness1903]

Unbelievable footage,top quality,snow leopard is the most mysterious and magnetic of the big cats. Edit-Very informative content,deserves more veiws.

[@WildFilmsIndia]

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[@user-iq4ds8dd5n]

Я порожаюсь таким падением (жёстким) и при этом удерживать пойманое животное!!! Самая опасная и тяжелая охота это у барсов! Нет предела восхищения этим животным! Барс занимает первое место в моем списке, а потом гепард, леопард, ягуар, пума, лев. Конечно, все кошки хороши, но барс не могу на него спокойно смотреть. Просто красава!!! Ребята огромное спасибо вам за этот фильм! И пусть вас всегда сопровождает удача! Спасибо за вашу любовь к этим животным!

[@ritikraj2577]

This video is brilliantly made and explained. Good to see an Indian Channel doing the wild life work.👍

[@murugesanperumal8386]

Nature's beauty is far more mesmerizing than what man can ever create 😇 Man should learn not to compete but to coexist with nature.

[@sepi846]

lol Man is a part of nature. Man is nature. Creating the distinction that you have is what the core issue with most humans is today and centuries past.

[@johngiannini697]

What a totally impressive animal the Snow Leopard is. Thank you for this post top notch professional work.

[@WildFilmsIndia]

Thank you. Praise gladly accepted! Thanks for viewing, John! Do subscribe to wildfilmsindia on KZbin at kzbin.info for a steady stream of videos from across India, as part of our 'Visual mapping of the Indian subcontinent' project. Also view our 'Best of India' video playlist on KZbin, and enjoy your journey across India at clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience! Team WFIL

[@sandirenmoonegan9266]

😂en H

[@fraidoonw]

Thanks! bless people who help and support wild animals! May Snow Leopard thrive! Down with overpopulation and industrialisation!

[@jermainecharles6116]

Epic footage guys, caught all of the action. Good commentary too. That was a adrenaline packed chase.

[@umaghargi4765]

Such a marvellous video of hunting scene of snow leopard. It's easy to make videos on other wild animals like lion,tiger , leopards ,& cheetahs, as they live on the ground. But it's very difficult to make a video on snow leopard which lives in a high altitude in the mountains. Amazing that the leopard is not subject to serious injuries even after such a great fall. Thank you for the excellent video.

[@WildFilmsIndia]

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[@vy8155]

India has everyrthing, snow mountains, dry mountains, coastal regions,sea ,rivers, lakes, desert, forests, wastelands, plateuas, islands etc. Stilk we lack in toursim.

[@JamesLindroos-nj6cn]

Utterly astonishing! Catscatascatscan

[@LaCheleWallace]

Dang, snow leopards don't play. They're hella fascinating.

[@KenStewartNZ]

Wow, what an amazing creature! Designed to defy gravity and laws of physics to obtain its prey.

[@sohan2o2o]

I agree, the best nature film of its kind ever shot 👍🏻🌟

[@heidemarieglucks8408]

This is a famos, great fantastisch Video 👍. Exzellent ... 👌. You make a hard good work. My Respekt! Thank's for this ❣. Greetings from Germany 💌. Heidi 🐆🌈

[@spikenomoon]

How can they survive through those falls holly molly.

[@ravirawinder2928]

she is too beautful

[@tigera6681]

wowwww… snow leopard survived extreme fall. How amazing. thank you for the priceless video clip. Beautiful Snow Leopard.

[@LeisiVlogs.2024]

I watched many videos of Snow Leopard hunting but this is the first time I see Snow Leopard hunting successfully

[@samitmathur007]

Wonderful captures.... This is the first time I saw snow leopard hunting.....Wow!!

[@mariedekeyser6388]

The filming deserves Awards only! Relieved I was not the hunted one!

[@kh3612]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful glimpse into the life of the Snow Leopard. It is truly a labor of love. I have subscribed.

[@ashleymcintosh1604]

Very very good film, very enjoyable.fantastic footage and really unbeivable that the same snow leapard survived the fall and was not worse for ware after a few days rest.incredable.thank for bringing this film.

[@pankajdasonline]

Amazing Ghost Cat 🐆 Many Thanks 🙏🏻 😇

[@irbis8801]

Thank you for your job!

[@jkoblivion4175]

What a footage! Amazing.

[@varuno7560]

Oh this animal is majestic!

[@IzicoChang]

The most amazing hunting video ever seen, snow leopard is my favourite now.

[@jmh6896]

Bro... what a good vid ! It is remarkable 👏👌bravo I like your vid a lot !!!

[@fishoil7802]

Incredible !! The hunt and the photography.

[@sanjaymandal797]

I used to track snow leopards in 1982 in the himalayas

[@jmh6896]

7:00 we just witnessed an Snow Leppard having Ground Blue Sheep 🐑 Meet for lunch !!!! 😆

[@Krishna-mr6go]

Excellent video..👍👍

[@maxhayashi4078]

Thanks for this amazing documentary.

[@glassslide]

Amazing video---truly spectacular. Such gorgeous and graceful animals to see them in their natural habitat was completely fascinating.

[@WildFilmsIndia]

Glad you liked our story - the Snow Leopard is quite our favourite animal and we have worked hard to document it for many decades now, and ensure the safety of its habitat...

[@glassslide]

@@WildFilmsIndia keep up the great work, that was fantastic!!!

[@aussiebstar]

Bravo. One of the BEST animal hunt moments I've ever seen. David Attenborough would be proud.

[@jasminezahraa5972]

Très beau documentaire , de belles captures , bravo monsieur pour ce travail . Combien de Léopold de neige vivent - ils encore en état sauvages dans l'Himalaya ? Merci .

[@nirmalyanandi5046]

ROUGHLY 4000-7000 ALL OVER THE WORLD IE, IN HIMALAYAS+PAMIR REGION

[@martinsks.a8434]

Astonishing story, astonishing footage, astonishing animal! Great work guys! So glad for having found this video!

[@prabhatchoudhary581]

Wow....Superb 👌👌👌

[@raghavsharma3693]

अति सुन्दर।

[@tuliplouart]

that's one bad ass snow leopard

[@anuradhakumar8352]

Wonderfully done. Superb photography and the commentary was very good. Would lo e to see more of Rupin Dang's films.

[@ritiksonawane0510]

Amazing ❤️

[@jamilurrehmanabro6193]

Very nice keep the good work up.

[@miamimanuelcano]

Wow Amazing photographers

[@subhadeepdas2964]

Amazing..

[@gitanjaliexpress90]

Amazing seize. She is such a beauty. I have seen many chasing videos., but this one takes the cake. Kudos to your efforts, @wildfilmsindia.

[@kapilagrawal1553]

hunt clip is extremely rare,i am glad got chance to see it

[@forkinpig]

Striking!!

[@Alexandra-Rex]

Replay everything several time is a bit much? The footage is great, but the replaying of it constantly is frustrating.

[@Boom3120]

agree with you, random internet user

[@rekhav4757]

Wow ! Amazing !

[@philgiglio7922]

Panthera unica ... the gymnast of the big cats If the cougar is the ghost of the Rockies, then the snow leopard is the ghost of the Himalayas

[@masta2279]

Phootage is awesome but it's just a second of of film and this Indian television shows for an almost of half hour..

[@susheelkumar8473]

Fall of leopard thy glorious of the man

[@vvbnu002]

Very very well done film. The commentary is also very good. Thank you for your efforts

[@maruthinandan4343]

Of all big cats snow leopard eats the most tastiest food, just look at those goats

[@amielterence]

That location is stunning. So is this animal. Absolutely monstrous the way it hunted like an avalanche. Something out of a movie.

[@JamesLindroos-nj6cn]

Superb

[@sidensvans67]

Incredible , amazing .

[@Mr100Rupees]

amazing how this cat survived the fall

[@niktravels7633]

This footage is amazing. Someone call bbc planet earth and tell them theyve been replaced.

[@neilharris2048]

The BBC have done at least one 60 minute special well before 2018. It did have the first recording of cubs in the wild. They did film an unsuccessful hunt, the leopard drops the deer off a ledge into a river and the deer swims away leaving the leopard looking very fed up. It was filmed in the Karakorum range between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was very heavily trailed all over the BBC at the time as it was groundbreaking footage. They may have done it as a 3x60 series, but can't say for definite they did.

Wow, wow, wow 😯

[@youtuberuu3187]

Legendary

[@sureshsonwani6959]

how can people dislike this beautiful video

[@WildFilmsIndia]

It takes all kinds to make this world, Desi Engineer. And after all - there are those who pray each day 'Give us this day our daily mall'!

[@WildFilmsIndia]

Thanks for viewing, Desi Engineer! Do subscribe to wildfilmsindia on KZbin at kzbin.info for a steady stream of videos from across India, as part of our 'Visual mapping of the Indian subcontinent' project. Also view our 'Best of India' video playlist on KZbin, and enjoy your journey across India at clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience! Team wildfilmsindia

[@chelseasupporter8024]

Big ass logo.

[@jamesmair9971]

Why is the Internet address in the middle of all films?? It ruins the films, and is distracting!!

[@nub_vader8524]

I guess it is so that no one can use the fottage without credits

[@solotraveler8326]

they are fucking fierce they fall from so hight then also the rare survive.

[@arvindsingh6863]

Bro this documentary is thousand times better than nation geography and discovery, so amazed by this video

[@malikwajahat5309]

The best hunting video I have ever seen

[@paulcoverdale8312]

These cats are just so special! We real need to keep them if possible??? Thanks for sharing guys Paul 12.24 gmt Uk cheers

[@virbhadra7523]

Is it in spiti, near chhichm gorge area, near langza valley

[@roshnikamble7311]

Can u guys please provide the information about who narrated this documentary, who has done shooting, and also important members involved in the documentary.

[@EWS-F]

What a way to have to feed yourself

[@phlearze]

Amazing footage and wonderful video quality! Many thanks! But please, please remove that web address or make it smaller - it is very uncomfortable to watch with it being in the middle of the screen like that!

[@1pasupaty]

These footage are tourism initiative might sell for million dollars in western media's

[@vimaldeep4851]

I wish someone can take me there. I am planning a trip to Kaza on 30th this month and looking for a guide or group who can help.

[@eduardoinclouds9497]

wish that Logo link website was a bit bigger so we can see even less

[@paddy1382]

What music is this? Please

[@kunalbhardwaj231]

Spectacular

[@sumeettomar9051]

Really amazing footage however the background music and the narration could have been much better… both of these elements make the overall video mere an average 😢

[@isaacclarke4229]

RIP African or Indian leopard, the amount if risk involved by Snow Leopard into getting food is much much higher

[@Sorav_1997_]

Location and timing

[@FreakyBeats]

Spiti, Himachal (dec-march Maybe)

[@maxhayashi4078]

Why the noisy background music? Very annoying.

[@VinodkumarBhandari-vq9vt]

I saw this ghost cat in the Kashmir valley

[@yaamalayyach5500]

The effort to capture in camera is as magnificent as the cat is..!!

[@morupnamgail4482]

Some shots are amazing, but the sequence is not made nicely shot in the snow jumps to dry, ibex hunting turns to urial kill, female ibex are called bharal. So many mistakes are there, a simple mistakes.

[@kingslayer8121]

If goats can live there then a cat can too

[@boxingfan4349]

9:57 what is that?

[@VinodkumarBhandari-vq9vt]

Himalayan hills. It's in India Nepal border

[@heatherjoy9799]

Beautiful! Please turn down background sounds so that we may hear you better. Thanks!

[@siddiquipetsiddiqui5762]

who is the video maker... Are you in this video... Are you in www.wildfilm india.com... try to Upload your own videos...

[@WildFilmsIndia]

We are wildfilmsindia and we shot this video and own the footage. We have uploaded our own video, indeed. How can we help you, please? Happy to answer any of your other queries, too! Thanks for viewing, Tahseen! Do subscribe to wildfilmsindia on KZbin at kzbin.info and Best of India at: kzbin.info/door/fxdSa8WGHe8nVyOm-oqWmQ for a steady stream of videos from across India, as part of our 'Visual mapping of the Indian subcontinent' project. Also view our 'Best of India' video playlist at kzbin.info/aero/PLZy_yosa6uXRMCR-szLpAxxTeGoUZavHR Team wildfilmsindia

[@returnofthestrangers]

@@WildFilmsIndia lol! Steeling BBC videos from Pakistan, these are Pakistan snow leopards from Pakistan Himalayas, there is a one hour documentary on these leoards made by BBC bout 10 years ago, its on KZbin for everyone to see

[@bhabanishankarbehera6908]

@@returnofthestrangers fool porki... snow leopard not only found in pakistan...it's found in Afghanistan central Asia, china Mongolia , Afghanistan, pakistan, northern Himalayas of India, Nepal and Bhutan

[@returnofthestrangers]

@@bhabanishankarbehera6908 Listen dkhed they are found in Himalayas Pakistan and Afghanistan boarders, not India or anywhere else, clueless fool, go back to your cow MF

[@zozobra226]

watermark chota hai. aur bada karo

[@chiefkief71]

Lol

[@ravirawinder2928]

human body will be cut in to pieces after that fall

[@lchris33]

Great footage, though the endless idiotic ads are distracting. Note to self: never pay for Grammarly, lol.

[@teteakhiangte2449]

Why does this not have more views I'll never know

[@user-ww6zo5vk3y]

Kidhr hai

[@1pasupaty]

Nevr seen anything like this.this should pull people.from.all over

[@chainarol]

That background score just spoils the beauty of the video.

[@aaqibmushtaq8873]

The footage is amazing but it's narrator has spoiled the taste

[@harshadvaviya5361]

Narrator did a pretty good job tbh

[@davidfacee2857]

Traducción al español

[@adnanamin5083]

Heheheheh

[@MrMackanno]

This is amazing footage BUT the watermark completely destroys it. C'mon! You could've put the it on the top 1/3 and still avoid it being cropped, but to put it right where most of the best footage happens is just stupid. Thumbs down for this terrible decision.

[@chelseasupporter8024]

Couldn't agree more. Footage lost its essence with it.