Nature is a present that keeps on providing. Now, thanks to the net, we have the chance to discover facets of our atmosphere, flora and fauna that we would not have been exposed to otherwise. The most recent on the list of such well known nature posts is an image of a snow leopard that has customers hooked. The image, which has now gone viral on Twitter, features the wildcat camouflaging itself amid a mountainous terrain, capped with snow. It would be an understatement to say that it is tricky to spot the leopard in the image.
Twitter users got a very good look at the image when it was shared by IFS Officer Ramesh Pandey who asked his followers if they could find the animal. He went on to contact the snow leopard a “phantom cat” and “ghost of the mountains”, provided its potential to blend in with its surroundings. This tends to make it pretty much not possible to detect the leopard at 1st glance. However, it took Twitter customers way more than just a glance to spot the elusive animal in the image.
Sharing the photo and tagging the photographer, Mr Pandey tweeted, “Phantom cat….! They are called ghost of the mountains. If you can locate.”
Phantom cat….!They are named ghost of the mountains.
If you can find. @ryancragunpic.twitter.com/sG5nMyqM0S— Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) July 13, 2021
The photo was initially captured by Ryan Cragun, a resident of Utah on the micro-blogging platform. “Snow leopard doing a descent,” Mr Cragun wrote along with the image.
@homphs snow leopard carrying out a descent pic.twitter.com/2OO6X64EDh
— Ryan Cragun (@ryancragun) July 10, 2021
What followed next was customers diligently placing in efforts to find the significant cat. And, needless to say, it was far tougher than most imagined.
Many admitted defeat and gave credit exactly where it was due, describing the animal to be a master at camouflaging.
Indeed a Phantom..master camouflage
— Pramod.K (@kpramod87) July 14, 2021
One user, who goes by the name Enrique admitted that he had to zoom in numerous instances ahead of spotting it.
My gawd I could barely find it. I had to expand the pic numerous instances.
— Enrique (@EnriqueTheMD) July 13, 2021
Akash Rawat felt that spotting the animal was “tougher” than his “board exam”.
Looks tougher than my board exams ????????
— Akash Rawat (@AkashRa49741738) July 14, 2021
“But what a great disguise,” mentioned a user named Ishita, following identifying the animal, even though it “took some time”.
Found it, took some time. But what a excellent disguise ????
— Ishita (@Ishitaaaaa_) July 14, 2021
Sarthak Sahani described the image to be “mind blogging”, confessing that he could not uncover the leopard.
It’s thoughts boggling ???????????? I nevertheless could not uncover it. https://t.co/4dsJmn9QGA
— Sarthak Sahani – SRkay ???????? (@iamsrkay) July 14, 2021
“Had to look for help in the replies at the end!” confessed one user.
To he sincere, I’ve been searching for a handful of minutes now, zooming the photo in & out! Had to look for aid in the replies at the finish! ????️???? https://t.co/k9UgRxQAcm
— iamthefatguy (@agarwal9599) July 14, 2021
However, there had been some keen observers who had been in a position to find the animal.
It’s tough to find, such a deadly cat…..@rameshpandeyifshttps://t.co/KY7nddhARupic.twitter.com/bbmBXuf8H0
— Ashish Upadhyay (@ashish_yash28) July 14, 2021
It is in this place it really is visible ????????️ pic.twitter.com/FjglLQrHQn
— ABHIJEET DAS (MoNoM) (@ABHIJEE79027572) July 14, 2021
Interestingly, some claimed to have spotted more than one snow leopard in the mentioned image.
Actually there are 2 snow leopard. pic.twitter.com/hT0pIvxz6O
— Rocky (@Rocky98202207) July 14, 2021
Tell us no matter if you had been in a position to spot the animal or necessary aid like numerous of us to find it.