Snow leopard spotted in Himachal's Spiti in rare viral video. Absolutely majestic, says Internet
A snow leopard was spotted in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti district. The rare video has gone viral on social media.
In what can be called a "rare sighting indeed", a majestic snow leopard was spotted in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti district. Susanta Nanda of the Indian Forest Service shared a video on Twitter that showed the big cat strolling down the snow-covered valley.
In his caption for the post, Susanta Nanda shared distinct characteristics of snow leopards. With tails as big as their bodies, snow leopards also possess grey or green eyes unlike other big cats.
"Majestic grandeur in the tranquillity of Spiti District. Snow leopard is the most beautiful and mystical big cat with grey/green eyes, unlike the yellow eyes of other big cats. Tail as long as the body and 5 inch fur at bottom to survive cold weather, rare to see these ghost of the mountain," Susanta Nanda said in his post.
Watch the video here:
Majestic grandeur in the tranquility of Spiti DistrictSnow 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 IFS (@susantananda3) February 17, 2020
The internet is impressed with the video that has already been viewed over 7,000 times and garnered almost 900 likes. In the comments section, netizens thanked Susanta Nanda for sharing the video.
"Majestic, indeed! Thanks for sharing," a user said while another added, "First time, watching a snow leopard so near to humans, that too walking down the road!! Majestic".
See the comments here:
Majestic, indeed! Thanks for sharing!! Raj Nair (@RajNair86700576) February 17, 2020
Absolutely Majestic UK (@umakantkamath) February 17, 2020
Great sighting! I really hope that I see the clouded leopards at-least once in my lifetime (obv in the wild). Sahil Borkar (@Sb20025) February 17, 2020
That's some CatWalk (@MayankTiwari011) February 17, 2020
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