Toddler snatched and eaten alive by leopard in safari park

A toddler has been eaten alive by a leopard in a safari park in Africa as the child’s nanny watched in horror.

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The three-year-old boy was pounced on by the animal as the nanny and child attended the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda on Friday, The Sun reports.

The animal snatched the toddler and dragged him into bushland.

The child’s remains were found on Saturday, however, the leopard has not been sighted.

"She (nanny) heard the kid scream for help, she intervened but it was too late as the leopard had vanished with it in the bush and a search was mounted until we got the skull the next day,” the park ranger told AFP.

"The hunt is on with the intention of capturing the leopard and removing it from the wild because once it has eaten human flesh, the temptations are high to eat another human being - it becomes dangerous."

The national park is a popular spot to visit for tourists.

The horrendous attack comes a week after a lion mauled a safari park owner in South Africa.

Mike Hodge, 71, can be seen in video footage being ambushed by the lion at Marakele Animal Sanctuary in Thabazimbi.

Mr Hodge sustained a broken jaw in the attack.

The lion was shot dead.