A dramatic video appears to capture the terrifying moment a man is knocked to the ground during a close encounter with a leopard before a dog suddenly rushes in.
The clip begins with the leopard lunging toward the man in an open, dry landscape. Within seconds, the man falls to the ground as the animal remains dangerously close.
Then the scene changes quickly.
A large dog runs toward the leopard and confronts it, appearing to distract the wild cat away from the man. The two animals briefly face each other before the leopard retreats, with the dog continuing to chase it away from the area.
The man can then be seen remaining on the ground as the immediate danger moves farther away.
The exact location and circumstances surrounding the footage are not clear from the short clip alone, so it is difficult to confirm what happened before or after the encounter.
Still, the footage shows just how quickly an interaction with a powerful wild animal can become dangerous—and how unexpectedly the dog became involved in the tense moment.
