Rare Encounter with Two Snow Leopards

Hello All,

While climbing Stok Kangri Glacier in Ladakh, India in 2004, I encountered two snow leopards hunting a dzo (part cow, part yak). Amazingly, the dzo was full-grown and healthy, weighing around 800 pounds. Needles to say, this encounter was extremely rare, as leopards usually hunt much smaller prey, say the size of markhors. Although there is now some excellent footage of snow leopards hunting, I have still yet to find any such as this.

After sitting on the footage for four years, I was shamed by a colleague into making this very short documentary, which can be seen at:

YouTube - First Ever Footage of Snow Leopards Killing a Bull

Your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

That is amazing.your so lucky.Just wondering though,are you the guy who yells holy **** or the one climbing the cliff face?

 

Hey Zoogoer2000,

I'm the guy yelling holy sh*t. I didn't expect to see the second leopard. The guy climbing, my buddy Jigmet, got within about four feet of that one. It was a juvenile, I believe.

 

There are so few words to describe as from . . . That is absolutely incredible!

 

That was amazing!

 

Wow. lucky you! its amazing that you saw those animals, in the wild, hunting.
thanks for the link!

 

Thank you for the interesting film! I hope to see wild snow leopard one day.

Is your name mentioned in the film's credentials, or are you on a footage?

cheetrs,

 

Thanks for the comments. My name's listed in the credits for concept, editing and directing.

 

Mindblowing! Thank you so much, DyerMaker!

AND WELCOME TO ZOOCHAT!

 

Thanks, Dan

 

epically beautiful. You are extremly lucky and should be proud of yourself. Congratulations. A few years sort but nevertheless.