Can YOU Spot The Snow Leopards in This Optical Illusion?

Optical illusion spot the leopard. Well-camouflaged snow leopards can be almost impossible to spot in their mountainous environment, but can you find the elusive felines in these stunning images?

Ismail Shariff, 41, is a nature photographer specialising in capturing these secretive creatures in their natural environment.

Shariff’s collection of images was taken over the past eight years in the Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh, India. His mind-bending photos have earned him the title Snow Leopard Man of India.

Can you spot the snow leopards in the pictures below?

Can you spot the elusive snow leopard in this image?

The global population of snow leopards is estimated at between 3,500 and 7,000, according to the Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust.

Snow leopards have thick grey and yellow fur, which makes them difficult to spot in mountainous landscapes.

How many of the rare mountain creatures can you find in this image?

The snow leopard has thick grey and yellow fur, which helps it blend in with its surroundings.

Mr Shariff said: ‘Seeing them in their natural environment in the world requires a trained eye, but every time I do it, it is like spotting one for the first time’.

He admits that even while leading a photographic expedition on snow leopards, he still struggled to spot them despite his experience.

Snow leopards climb the steep mountain slopes of Central Asia, blending in with the landscape. However, they are threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to climate change, human encroachment, retaliatory killing resulting from human-wildlife conflict, reduced prey, and poaching.

Snow leopards are found in a broad swathe of high mountains in northern and central Asia, including the Himalayan region.

Ismail Shariff, 41, a nature photographer specialising in capturing snow leopards, took the images.

In the Himalayas, majestic cats live in alpine areas. They inhabit 12 countries worldwide, including China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Russia and Mongolia.

The mysterious ‘ghost cats’ are known for their characteristic meows, grunts and moans. The magnificent creatures purr when they exhale.

Often solitary; however, leopards join forces to hunt in pairs, usually mating pairs. They prey on wild animals such as Himalayan blue sheep, tahr, argali and wild goats.

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However, the beasts are also known to target domestic livestock, which means they can fall victim to angry breeders.

Snow leopards are almost impossible for the untrained eye to spot, but once you see them, you can see how good their camouflage is.

Did you find where the Leopards are? Don’t worry. Here’s the solution with the photos circled in red!

There are four snow leopards in the picture.

It is rare to spot even one of these beautiful creatures.

Here, two big cats can be seen camouflaged against their surroundings.

Snow leopards easily climb the large, steep slopes of the Central Asian mountains, blending into the landscape.

His photographs were taken over eight years in the Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Did you spot these two felines in the picture above?

Snow leopards face many threats, including habitat loss and degradation due to climate change and human encroachment, retaliatory killing resulting from human-wildlife conflicts, reduced prey and poaching.

There are as many as six snow leopards in this image.

Snow leopards are found in 12 countries, including China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Russia and Mongolia.

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