A leopard camouflaged in the mountains, the viral challenge that makes users crazy

The snow leopard is one of the most difficult animals to capture for wildlife photographers. As this is a species in the process of extinction, these leopards have been isolated and their habitat can become increasingly inhospitable places.

Nevertheless, and on top of that they also have a Incredible camouflage ability, the Indian photographer Saurabh Desai managed to take some pictures in March 2019.

According to an article Verne, one of these photos and that the journalist shared on social networks under the title "The art of camouflage"it has also become a visual puzzle.

"I spent four winters in the Himalayas trying to capture an image. four specimens in the Spiti Valley, at 4,500 meters altitude, which was my greatest achievement in 18 years of professionDesai told the magazine The country.

Shipping to these areas is not usually done alone. Desai has counted with the help of the local population to be able to climb with temperatures below zero in order to be able to catch the leopards.

"They are incredible animals and excellent climbers, endowed with many skills to survive"he told.

Located in countries like China, Mongolia, India, Nepal and Pakistan, snow leopards are currently threatened by climate change. There are only 4,500 to 10,000 copies in the world.