‘Rare Sight’: Snow Leopard Spotted in Himachal’s Spiti Valley, Video Amazes Netizens | Watch

The 38-second-video shows the majestic big cat taking a casual stroll along the roadside in the valley while it briefly stares at the camera.

Spiti: In a rare sight that has amazed wildlife enthusiasts, a snow leopard was spotted in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti district, the video of which has gone viral. As per a report in The Times Of India, a family in the remote village of Hikkim spotted the cat when they were travelling in a car, and immediately began filming the elusive creature.

Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda shared the video and captioned it as, ”Majestic grandeur in the tranquility of Spiti District. Snow leopard is the most beautiful & mystical big cats with grey/green eyes,unlike the yellow eyes of other big cats.Tails as long as de body& 5inch fur at bottom to survive cold weathe,rare to see these ghost of de mountain (sic).”

The 38-second-video shows the majestic big cat taking a casual stroll along the roadside in the valley while it briefly stares at the camera. Watch the video here:

Majestic grandeur in the tranquility of Spiti District👍🏻Snow leopard is the most beautiful & mystical big cats with grey/green eyes,unlike the yellow eyes of other big cats.Tails as long as de body& 5inch fur at bottom to survive cold weathe,rare to see these ghost of de mountain pic.twitter.com/iiEAGaWgop

— Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) February 17, 2020

Later, VJ Nikhil Chinapa shared a longer version of the video:

Going viral on whatsapp. A ridiculously beautiful sighting of one of the world’s most elusive animals – the Snow Leopard.

Sighting was a few days ago in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh. I believe the video is by wildlife photographer Amit Sharma. @ShivAroor @MachaiahKA pic.twitter.com/VEE9vAJrGX

— Nikhil Chinapa (@nikhilchinapa) February 17, 2020

Here’s how people reacted to the video:

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Amazing. Wonder what made such an elusive and shy animal come so close to the road and car.

— Rajesh Kalra (@rajeshkalra) February 17, 2020

Known as the ghosts of the mountain, the highly elusive snow leopard is very hard to spot. Threatened by poaching, the snow leopards’ global population is estimated at less than 10,000.