The
extraordinary scene was captured by photography student Casey Gutteridge at
the Santago Rare Leopard Project. The student, who was photographing the leopard
for a course project, was astounded by the mouse's
behaviour.
He
said: 'I have no idea where the mouse came from - he just appeared in the
enclosure after the keeper had dropped in the meat for the leopard. He didn't
take any notice of the leopard, just went straight over to the meat and
started feeding himself.'
'But
the leopard was pretty surprised - she bent down and sniffed the mouse and
flinched (made a sudden movement) a bit as if she was scared. In the meantime the mouse just carried on
eating as though nothing had happened.
Even a
gentle shove does not deter the little creature from getting his fill (as much as you can eat) 'It
was amazing, even the keeper who had thrown the meat into the enclosure was
shocked - he said he'd never seen anything like it
before.'
Project owner Jackie James
added: 'It was so funny to see - Sheena batted (hit) the mouse a couple of times to
try to get it away from her food.' But the determined little thing took no
notice and just carried on.'
Sheena
was brought in to the Santago Rare Leopard Project from
a UK zoo when
she was just four months old. The African Leopard can be found in the
continent's forests, grasslands, savannas, and
rainforests.
....so
the mouse continued to eat the leopard's lunch and show the leopard who the
boss was. This story proves that no one can push you around
without your permission.
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