Bengaluru, Feb. 12 -- Wildlife enthusiasts were left spellbound at Bhadra Tiger Reserve as a rare sighting brought nature lovers and photographers face-to-face with a truly extraordinary moment. Arvind Karthik, a wildlife photographer, shared that he witnessed a black panther and a leopard drinking water side by side, a spectacle he described as "pure black and molten gold."Karthik, who was on a private guided wildlife tour, said, "A mother leading her young panther, still on the edge of separation, shared a quiet drink under golden light. No drama, no rush, just coexistence." He added that such encounters are "once in a lifetime," and that the moment left him frozen in awe.
Adding a scientific perspective, retired Indian Forest Service of...