The White Ghost of the Mediterranean Forest, a rare white Iberian lynx, captured on camera a second time by wildlife photographer Ángel Hidalgo, who also documented the animal’s first recorded sighting
The White Ghost of the Mediterranean Forest, a rare white Iberian lynx, captured on camera a second time by wildlife photographer Ángel Hidalgo, who also documented the animal’s first recorded sighting
>It had been a while since I’d seen her. One day I returned to her elusive territory and began to walk stealthily, carefully examining every corner of the mountain range. The day was drawing to a close, and time was running out…
>There was barely an hour of daylight left, and I was quite far from the car. I wanted to look at one last section of the dense forest when I heard magpies and azure-winged magpies alerting me that something was happening. I sat down and decided to wait and see what it was. After a few minutes, I saw a magical figure among the bushes…
>The white lynx elegantly took a step forward. We looked at each other, motionless, as if we shared a secret in a silent duel.
>Her fur, a mosaic of dark spots on a white background, shone with an almost supernatural brilliance.
>She walked slowly and marked her territory, turned, and we looked at each other again as if she wanted to say goodbye. I was so moved I couldn’t believe it.
>Then it turned and disappeared silently into the undergrowth. That’s when I understood we had a connection, and I had been part of something magical.
>As night fell, while I was returning to my village, I felt the white lynx wanted to reveal itself to me. Just another reminder that the secrets hidden in the mountains are only revealed to those who seek them with a good heart.
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I want it now!!!! Wowww
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Good pic!!!
heartofsn on
Second time only and by the same photographer no less… Starting to think Ángel brings that lynx with them.
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Majestic,classy,purrfect. As cats are! I never saw something like this!
N7Rory on
It’s magnificent but it makes me quite sad to think it’s the only one.
Working-Part-1617 on
She is beautiful, but oddly terrifying. I’ve spent alot of my life in the woods and cats eyes have more going on behind them then normal predators, everything is calculated with them.
PushPullPhilosopher on
You’ve encountered a shiny pokemon! 😁
memento_impendium on
KittenNamedMouse on
Twice? Yeah, the cat distribution system has chosen him. Congrats, you’re now owned by a big cat.
Individualchaotin on
If not friend, why friend-shaped?
External-Awareness68 on
That thing looks like it can speak English
UndeliveredMale on
Still convinced that’s some sort of fae. Perhaps coming to make a deal with the photographer.
greenranger_max on
Majestical for sure.
CreepyEducator2260 on
Looks like he also captured for the first time that tiny little white man in the foreground on photo. What a day to be photographer a iberian lynx and a iberian dwarf in one shot.
Excellent_Theory1602 on
Get your shit together, guys, he’s leading 2:0
MetalMike13 on
Absol
Accurate_Cherry1734 on
Is this the same one spotted in the south of Spain?
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>The White Ghost of the Mediterranean Forest.
>It had been a while since I’d seen her. One day I returned to her elusive territory and began to walk stealthily, carefully examining every corner of the mountain range. The day was drawing to a close, and time was running out…
>There was barely an hour of daylight left, and I was quite far from the car. I wanted to look at one last section of the dense forest when I heard magpies and azure-winged magpies alerting me that something was happening. I sat down and decided to wait and see what it was. After a few minutes, I saw a magical figure among the bushes…
>The white lynx elegantly took a step forward. We looked at each other, motionless, as if we shared a secret in a silent duel.
>Her fur, a mosaic of dark spots on a white background, shone with an almost supernatural brilliance.
>She walked slowly and marked her territory, turned, and we looked at each other again as if she wanted to say goodbye. I was so moved I couldn’t believe it.
>Then it turned and disappeared silently into the undergrowth. That’s when I understood we had a connection, and I had been part of something magical.
>As night fell, while I was returning to my village, I felt the white lynx wanted to reveal itself to me. Just another reminder that the secrets hidden in the mountains are only revealed to those who seek them with a good heart.
I want it now!!!! Wowww
Good pic!!!
Second time only and by the same photographer no less… Starting to think Ángel brings that lynx with them.
Majestic,classy,purrfect. As cats are! I never saw something like this!
It’s magnificent but it makes me quite sad to think it’s the only one.
She is beautiful, but oddly terrifying. I’ve spent alot of my life in the woods and cats eyes have more going on behind them then normal predators, everything is calculated with them.
You’ve encountered a shiny pokemon! 😁
Twice? Yeah, the cat distribution system has chosen him. Congrats, you’re now owned by a big cat.
If not friend, why friend-shaped?
That thing looks like it can speak English
Still convinced that’s some sort of fae. Perhaps coming to make a deal with the photographer.
Majestical for sure.
Looks like he also captured for the first time that tiny little white man in the foreground on photo. What a day to be photographer a iberian lynx and a iberian dwarf in one shot.
Get your shit together, guys, he’s leading 2:0
Absol
Is this the same one spotted in the south of Spain?