This is the heartwarming moment a seven-month-old leopard cub, which was paralysed after accident learns to walk again.<br /><br />The female cub was hit by a speeding vehicle near Igatpuri located in Nashik district, Maharashtra earlier this month. <br /><br />The critically injured animal was rescued by the Forest Department and later transferred to the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Center, run by Wildlife SOS in Junnar, near Pune.<br /><br />After the accident left the young cub paralyzed, her chances of recovery appeared bleak. <br /><br />X-rays revealed spinal injuries which had caused complete limb paralysis. But as the leopard was young, her vets felt that with proper treatment she would be able to walk again.<br /><br />The leopard was ready to surprise the experts with her sheer determination to get back on her feet again too. <br /><br />Senior Wildlife SOS Veterinarian Dr Ajay Deshmukh, said: “We are providing regular physiotherapy comprising of stretching exercises, massages and assisted walks. She is getting stronger each day and we have observed signs of movement in her limbs.”<br /> <br />Ajit Shinde, Range Forest Officer, Junnar said, “We have observed that the leopard is responding well to the physiotherapy sessions and I am grateful to the hard work put in by the Wildlife SOS team.”<br /><br />In recent years, economic growth and rapid infrastructural development in India have shrunk the habitat of wildlife exposing them to new dangers like road accidents.
