How it got in my pajamas, I'll never know.
Posted on 05/28/2007 10:55:48 AM PDT by mary_misfit
A Negev resident woke up early Monday morning to find a leopard in his bedroom.
The wild animal had been chasing Arthur Damush's beloved cat around the house, and when the two animals entered his bedroom, Damush did not hesitate, and knew exactly what he had to do.
The Midreshest Ben-Gurion resident instinctively jumped out of his bed and caught the wild creature with his bare hands.
In the past two weeks residents of the area noticed that cats were slowly disappearing, and occasionally spotted the leopard sneaking between houses. This time, however, the leopard decided to pay the Damush household a visit.
Raviv Shapira, head of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority's southern district, told Ynet, "Around 3 am, a cat ran into the house, with the leopard chasing after him. The two animals lunged into the bedroom.
"The homeowner who was sleeping with his wife woke up and yelled: 'Leopard!', and at first thought he was seeing things. When the leopard used its teeth to grab the cat by its neck, the homeowner pounced on it and caught it with his hands."
Shapira added that this was the first time he had ever encountered a leopard entering a home.
(Excerpt) Read more at ynetnews.com ...
At least everybody but the cat . . . they don't say about the cat.
But leopards are opportunists. They'll eat anything made of protein, even other leopards.
This guy clangs when he walks.
Unusual, since leopards are usually spotted quite readily...
He got the leopard some gloves.
No kidding.
Just goes to show....don’t mess with the Israeli’s!!!!!!
Cool story!
ping
Quick thinking, to wait until it’s mouth was full before he grabbed at it - his kitty might not have been as appreciative of the technique though.
How in the world did he get them on?
cat is ok in the sarticle...minor injuries.
All got tested.
Holy crap!
I think that I’d be cleaning out mydrawers for some time thereafter......
I thought they were born that way.
The picture shows a smaller animal than I was expecting. Still that is a very impressive feat! I have seen nature programs where a Leopard carried a deer sized kill up a tree.
No way a man could overpower a cat of that size.
When did they start making pajamas that size? Ba-dum-bump
Click on the link - not only did the pet survive with slight scratches, the Leopard was unhurt, and there’s a pic of the guy holding it by the scruff of it’s neck!
How it got in my pajamas, I'll never know.
The picture shows a smaller animal than I was expecting. Still that is a very impressive feat! I have seen nature programs where a Leopard carried a deer sized kill up a tree.
No way a man could overpower a cat of that size.
The man, and the leopard, in question.
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