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Civet triggers leopard scare in DoddakallasandraVideos of the civet moving around were shared on social media with the claim that it was a leopard
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Representative Image. Credit: iStock Photo
Representative Image. Credit: iStock Photo

A civet was sighted in Doddakallasandra, off Kanakapura Road, South Bengaluru, on Tuesday, triggering a leopard scare in the area.

Videos of the civet moving around were shared on social media with the claim that it was a leopard.

Forest officials inspected the area and determined that the animal was a civet based on pug marks.

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Citizens may have mistaken it for the leopard due to the similar texture of the fur, said a forest official who was part of the squad that scoured the area.

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(Published 29 September 2021, 02:20 IST)