A group of sightseers in India captured a tense stand-off between a stray dog and a leopard that wandered onto a safari track.<br /><br />During a stroll on a mud track at Jhalana Forest Reserve — which was made into a leopard safari park on March 2017 — a stray dog from a local village found its way onto the trail.<br /><br />Amused onlookers captured the moment on September 2, but did not expect what happened next.<br /><br />A leopard pounced upon the dog, but the plucky canine held its ground, barking at the big cat – named Juliet by park officials – until it slinked away into the bushes.<br /><br />Park officials say the presence of the tourists may have saved the dog's life.<br /><br />"Juliet left quietly as there were visitors in jeeps behind the dog. If not it is unlikely that the dog would have survived the encounter," an official said.
