The leopard cub that was caught in a cage near Kapila Theertham in Tirupati early on Tuesday. more-inA leopard cub aged around one year fell into a trap laid by the Forest Department at Kapila Theertham on the city outskirts in the early hours of Tuesday. Even eyewitness accounts pointed to the sighting of a leopardess and its cub, which frequently forayed into the human habitation. A cage was set on Monday night and the unsuspecting little one walked into the trap by 5.50 a.m., while the panicked mother leopard retreated into the forest. After the mother is caught, both the animals will be left deep in the wild.

Source: The Hindu October 24, 2017 17:15 UTC