Vijith Bhargav and more than a dozen other wildlife photographers spent hours waiting for the moment a rare “ghost” cat emerged from its very long nap. The result was a beautiful moment and a beautiful shot. Bhargav shared his footage on Instagram, and it has nearly 6 million views. The animal the photographers were waiting for was a snow leopard, nicknamed the “ghost of the Himalayas,” because it’s elusive and hard to spot, thanks to its excellent camouflage.
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“15 photographers held their breath, when the Ghost of the Himalayas . . . graced us by coming out of his 9 hours sleep,” wrote Bhargav in his post sharing the exciting moment.
Watch photographers catch the anticipated snow-leopard moment they’ve been waiting for:
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