India, July 16 -- A heartwarming video of a rescued leopard swimming across a river has gone viral on X (formerly Twitter), winning hearts across the internet. The leopard, which had recently been rescued and released into the wild, was seen swimming calmly through the water and later running freely in the forest.

The viral video, shared by IFS (Indian Forest Service) officer Parveen Kaswan, was captured with the help of a monitoring drone.

The drone helped track the leopard to ensure it was safe and heading in the right direction.

Monitoring drones like this are often used by forest officials for wildlife monitoring and anti-poaching duties.

"This leopard was released after rescue, hence being monitored and guided," the caption of th...