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A leopard got a nasty surprise when it became trapped in a well at a temple in India on Thursday, The Associated Press reports.
The animal fell into the well while scouring for food on the premises of the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, local people said.
Forest officers tranquilized the leopard before rescuing it from the well.
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A man wrestles with a leopard as a forest official tries to catch it with a net in Duliajan, India, June 3. The animal was found hiding inside a residential area, and during forest officials' attempts to capture the big cat, they were forced to shoot and kill it.
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Villagers in India lower a ladder into a reservoir filled with green slime to help a fallen leopard escape. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
You probably wouldn't look too happy either if you'd fallen into that stuff!
A wild leopard that fell into a slime-covered water tank at an Indian tea estate was rescued by wildlife officials who lowered a ladder into the tank.
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A wild leopard reacts after it fell into a water reservoir tank at a tea estate in Sangatram, some 30 kms from Siliguri, in West Bengal, India on May 28, 2012.
Clinging on to the ladder the leopard made a sharp exit, no doubt making a vow to watch its step in future.
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An official from the Sukna Forest rescue team at the Mahananda Wildlife sanctuary assesses the situation.
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The leopard escapes by climbing up a ladder put in place by the wildlife sanctuary team.
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Fu Hu, a panda born at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo plays in the snow in his enclosure on Jan. 17.
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An American robin leaps from a snowy fence post along a pasture on a farm near Oakland, Ore., on Jan. 16.
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Adelie penguins making their way towards the fast ice near Mawson's Hut in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica, on Jan. 15.
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A sheep on a hillside in rural Douglas County near Elkton, Ore., on Jan. 15.
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Gulls sit on a partially frozen lake in in Berlin on Jan.15.
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A pair of Mexican gray wolves enjoy the snow around their outdoor habitat at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago on Jan. 12.
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Horses rear on a frosted field in England on Jan. 16.
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Sarani, a 1 year old female snow leopard, enjoys the snow around her outdoor habitat at the Brookfield Zoo, in Chicago on Jan. 12.
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Khan, a 2 year old male rare Bengali white tiger, licks snow inside an open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia on Jan. 11.
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A wild full grown leopard scalps the head of a man as it attacks after wandering into a residential neighborhood in Gauhati, India, Jan. 7. The leopard ventured into a crowded area, killing one and injuring four others before it was captured and caged.
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A man looks to a bystander after he was attacked by a wild leopard in a residential neighborhood in Gauhati, in the northern state of Assam, India, on Saturday, Jan. 7.
A wild leopard attacked five people on a three-hour rampage in the eastern Indian city of Guwahati, killing one man before being tranquilized by authorities.
Residents told AP the leopard attacked a 50-year-old lawyer as he talked on his cellphone. He was rushed to a hospital where he died Sunday.
Witnesses told the Calcutta Telegraph that unruly crowds cornered and threatened the leopard, which may have provoked it.
Manas Paran, a local newspaper photographer, recounted the attack. After mauling a cook (who had part of his scalp torn off, seen in these pictures), the leopard jumped walls and wandered to other homes in the crowded neighborhood. At one point Paran saw a man chasing the leopard with a metal rod. Despite his warnings, the man continued and then the leopard attacked.
“I was worried that it would turn on me. My heart was thumping and hands were shaking; I was terrified,” Paran told the Telegraph.
Wildlife officials eventually tranquilized the leopard and planned to release it at a wildlife park 120 miles west of the city home to around 1 million.
More from The Telegraph India: Leopard panic in Guwahati
Previously on PhotoBlog: Leopard mauls six in village in India
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This is a handout photo from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium of one of two macaques that were captured by authorities Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, a day after their owned released dozens of wild animals and then killed himself near Zanesville, Ohio. Sheriff's deputies shot and killed 48 of the animals, including 18 rare Bengal tigers, 17 lions, six black bears, two grizzly bears, a baboon, a wolf and three mountain lions. Six of the released animals - three leopards, a grizzly bear and two monkeys - were captured and taken to the Columbus Zoo.
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A rescued leopard is pictured at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in this photograph released to Reuters on October 20, 2011.
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A rescued brown bear is pictured on October 19, 2011 in this Columbus Zoo and Aquarium photograph released to Reuters on October 20, 2011.
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A rescued black leopard is pictured on October 19, 2011 in this Columbus Zoo and Aquarium photograph released to Reuters on October 20, 2011. The exotic animal collector who set free his lions, tigers, bears and other beasts was bitten in the head by a big cat shortly after committing suicide, authorities said on Thursday. Three leopards, a young grizzly bear and two macaque monkeys were recaptured and sent to the Columbus Zoo, and a zoo spokeswoman said they "were doing very well" in the zoo's animal hospital.
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A leopard attacks a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara on the outskirts of Siliguri on Tuesday, July 19.
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A leopard is tranquilized after attacking forest guards at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara on the outskirts of Siliguri on Tuesday. Six people were mauled by the leopard after the feline strayed into the village area before it was caught by forestry department officials.
According to AFP, six people were mauled by the leopard after the feline strayed into the Prakash Nagar village area before it was caught by forestry department officials. Forest officials made several attempt to tranquilize the full grown leopard that was wandering through a densely populated area when curious crowds startled the animal, a wildlife official said.
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A six-week-old snow leopard cub sits in a bowl for her weigh-in at the zoo in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Feb. 21, 2011. Though snow leopard cubs only have a 30 percent survival rate, the cub is healthy and growing around 100 grams every two days, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports.
A contender for our Cutest Thing Ever? More on the cub from the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
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