Black panther stealthily enters house in Tamil Nadu, scary visuals go viral

Social media users shared a video of a black panther wandering in front of a house. The large cat was seen silently moving and surveying its surroundings in the video. 

The CCTV footage has sparked an array of opinions from viewers. Some said it reminded them of the legendary character Bagheera from The Jungle Book, while others said it scared them. 

X user Kishore Chandran shared the video. “Look who is silently entering into a home near Coonoor, Nilgiris,” he wrote as he posted the clip. The video opens to show the front yard of a house with a closed door on one side. Within moments, the unassuming scene takes a scary turn as a black panther walks by.

Just a few hours ago, the video was shared. The video has received over 44,000 views since then. Nearly 600 likes have been added to the share. As they responded to the video, people left a variety of remarks.

The video was flooded with various comments,

“Bagheera looking for Mowgli,” wrote an X user. “So rare to see this black panther!” added another. “Imagine the shock of those people, if there were any, in that house when this scene happened. Or when they came to know about this from CCTV,” joined a third. “Such a beauty and scary as well,” wrote a fourth.

According to National Geographic, the phrase "black panther" refers to large cats with black coats rather than being a distinct species. Black forms are seen in huge cats with elevated melanin levels. The animal's colour gets darker as the amount of this pigment increases.