Of course, this was partly because I was cold from sitting for hours in the ice while all this transpired, but I was also shaking because I couldn’t believe what we had just witnessed. That encounter was, and will probably always be, one of the the most incredible experiences I’ve had with a wild animal in my life. Snow leopards are really well camouflaged Their long fur and less distinctive markings that seem to change shape with body movement. We wanted him to be successful so he could enjoy some food. 'Seven out of eight snow leopard hunts fail and we tried desperately to sit and hide so we wouldn’t interrupt his hunt. A slightly easier-to-spot snow leopard against a white, snowy backdrop (Caters News) Listed as vulnerable by conservationists, with only some 4,000 to 6,500 specimens surviving in the wild. Ms Vandyke said despite the snow leopard's stealthy skills he was unable to catch the sheep. 'Even in the "camouflaged leopard" photograph you see in my images, we had followed that leopard so we knew where he was, but each time we took our cameras away from our faces to have a rest from carrying a heavy lens, we would try to locate him again to take a photo and it would take us a minute or more to try and find him again as he hid behind a rock.' These include China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan as well as Mongolia.
When the leopard is close enough, it launches itself into. This leopard likes to stay close to rocks as it moves in on prey because its grayish fur helps to camouflage its body from its target. The snow leopard, pictured, is rarely ever photographed because of its life in some of the most remote areas of the world The highly camouflaged snow leopard is found across 12 countries that sweep around the Himalayan and Tibetan plateaus. The snow leopard chases victims up and down the mountainsides, and its strong jaws - primed with huge canine teeth - seal their fate.
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