{"id":506513,"date":"2026-03-01T02:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/506513\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T02:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:51:10","slug":"leopard-enters-field-first-thing-farmer-did-was-take-a-casual-selfie-viral-video-sparks-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/506513\/","title":{"rendered":"Leopard enters field, first thing farmer did was take a casual selfie; viral video sparks reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video circulating on social media shows a surprising encounter between a farmer and a leopard that allegedly entered his field.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of running away or seeking help, the man is seen calmly pulling out his mobile phone and taking a selfie with the wild animal.<\/p>\n<p>In the viral clip, the leopard appears to be sitting quietly just a short distance from the man. The animal does not show any immediate signs of aggression, and no confrontation is visible in the footage.<\/p>\n<p>The video is reportedly from Bihar\u00a0 and has quickly went viral online due to the risky and unusual behaviour captured on camera.<\/p>\n<p>While the video has intrigued many viewers, it is but obvious that approaching wild animals, especially leopards, can be extremely dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>One wrote: &#8220;Leopard had to oblige as he was standing in his farm. Basic manners,&#8221; another commented: &#8220;Any post from him after selfie?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The authenticity and exact circumstances of the incident have not been independently verified and the report is based on the viral footage shared on social media.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Farmer in India took a selfie with a leopard that entered his field.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GGV7BWUk5L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/GGV7BWUk5L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Damn Nature You Scary (@AmazingSights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmazingSights\/status\/2026572628417458436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A video circulating on social media shows a surprising encounter between a farmer and a leopard that allegedly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506514,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[201811,201812,201813,201814,201815,201816,201817,201818,159067,49,48,66,41557,323],"class_list":["post-506513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-amazingnature","tag-biharleopard","tag-dangerouswildlife","tag-farmervsleopard","tag-indianfarmer","tag-leopardattackrisk","tag-leopardselfie","tag-socialmediaviral","tag-wildlifeencounter","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science","tag-viralvideo","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}