On September 1, 2024, in Ganzi, a region in Sichuan Province in southwestern China, a video captured an unexpected sight—a leopard walking down a busy road.

The small, brownish-yellow leopard moved with a majestic stride, drawing the attention of a large crowd of onlookers.

People gathered around, watching the leopard curiously as it roamed the area, seemingly disoriented by its unfamiliar surroundings. Chinese netizens commented on the scene, saying, "The leopard is probably more confused than the people, not knowing where it has wandered into."

According to eyewitnesses in interviews, the leopard ran into the town from a nearby hill, attracting many people around. The leopard was just walking leisurely on the street, before finding a store to lie down and rest, with no intention of harming anyone, it is not known if it was sick. After evacuating the onlookers and observing the leopard's health, staff from the animal protection and forestry departments who arrived released it into the mountains.

On September 1, 2024, in Ganzi, a region in Sichuan Province in southwestern China, a video captured an unexpected sight—a leopard walking down a busy road.

The small, brownish-yellow leopard moved with a majestic stride, drawing the attention of a large crowd of onlookers.

People gathered around, watching the leopard curiously as it roamed the area, seemingly disoriented by its unfamiliar surroundings. Chinese netizens commented on the scene, saying, "The leopard is probably more confused than the people, not knowing where it has wandered into."

According to eyewitnesses in interviews, the leopard ran into the town from a nearby hill, attracting many people around. The leopard was just walking leisurely on the street, before finding a store to lie down and rest, with no intention of harming anyone, it is not known if it was sick. After evacuating the onlookers and observing the leopard's health, staff from the animal protection and forestry departments who arrived released it into the mountains.