Can you spot the snow leopard in this photo? Optical illusion image confuses netizens

A photograph of a wild sw leopard often referred to as ‘ghost of mountain’ camouflaging in rocky terrain has sent netizens scratching ir hes. im giving an optical illusion with ferocious animal resting in hiding has confused viewers who have been struggling to spot ‘phantom cat’. im was shared on Tuesday by IFS officer Ramesh Pandey on his official Twitter handle. Sharing tricky picture, forest officer tasked internet to search location of apex predator.

“Phantom cat….! y are called ghosts of mountains. If you can locate,” Ramesh wrote in caption to photograph wherein wild cat is nearly ‘invisible’ to naked eye. 

elusive big cats are kwn for ir stealth and predatory behaviour. Often 1.8-2.3m in size, sw leopards don’t usually roar like lions but send yowling cries across mountaius regions only exceptionally during breeding season. se cats are primarily solitary and are active hunters during dawn and dusk by taking a quiet ambush, meaning y are crepuscular. In im shared by Forest officer, cat h been presumably patrolling ridge-lines and rocky terrain searching for food. However, it’s a tough feat for anyone to locate its bearing in depicted area. 

'..Can barely locate it,' say netizens 

forest officer explained that ferocious carnivores have an excellent ability to freeze ir movement, and y have an uncanny ability to use ir sharp vision to inspect mountaius terrain for surrounding threats or potential prey for food. “Took me 1-2 minutes to find. Such marvellous creatures and such an exceptional skill of deception,” said an internet user, as many ors poured in ir guesses. “Here you go,” ar wrote encircling spot where he thought sw leopard h hidden. “Correct me if I am wrong,” meanwhile one or guessed. “My god I could barely locate it. I h to expand pic several times,” said third. “Indeed a Phantom, master camoufl,” yet ar agreed. im has created a stir online as people gave attempts one after or to get it right.