Here's looking at you: Wildlife photographer catches rare close-up footage of a snow leopard after it spots his hidden camera
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Rare close-up footage of the snow leopard, one of the world's most endangered species, has emerged.
Taken using a hidden camera, the footage shows a snow leopard in the mountains of Qinghai Province, China.
The images were captured on infrared cameras by wildlife photographer Matse Rangja, who has
only managed to film the leopard once before in eight years.
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The rare footage, showing a snow leopard up-close and personal has emerged to delight nature enthusiasts
The footage was taken in the mountains of Qinghai Province, China
Rangja hide the infrared camera between two rocks, so he could be out of sight and not scare the animal away.
The video shows a curious snow leopard sniffing around the rock and then walking over to the camera to check it out.
Snow leopards are rarely seen by humans and are listed on the International Union for the
Conservation of Nature's red list of threatened species.
It is estimated the total worldwide population is only around the 5,000 mark.
What's this? The inquisitive snow leopard takes a closer look at the camera
The camera was hidden in some rocks so as not to scare the snow leopard away
The camera, hidden between two rocks, has captured the intimate images
It is believed there are only 5,000 snow leopards left in the world
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Love it. I wanna reach out and scratch its chest (in my mind, anyway, where my limbs stay safely attached)
- afrissore , Marlborough, 10/3/2013 16:09
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