Videos of animals in their natural habitat can be both scary and interesting to watch at the same time. While several videos are heartwarming and simply addictive, some are just plain scary. Well, a clip of a nail-biting face-off between a leopard and a cat has gone viral on social media and you will know what we are talking about after watching it.

In the 16-second video, a leopard who fell into a well while chasing a cat, jumped out of the water and pounced towards it suddenly. The cat who was perched on the platform inside the well stood its guard while face to face with the leopard. The cat bravely confronted the leopard in front of it in the dramatic video.

The incident happened in Nashik, Maharashtra. “The leopard fell in the well while chasing the cat. It was later rescued and released in its natural habitat,” said Pankaj Garg, Deputy Conservator of Forests, West Nashik Division to ANI. It was informed that the cat was also saved and released.

Watch the video here:

The viral video shared by ANI has already been viewed over 1 lakh times. Netizens were stunned at the bravery of the cat in the video.

“The cat is braver than a lot of humans,” a user said. Another user commented, “Cat is brave.”