Monday 7 October 2019

PHOTO: Spot the rare Amur leopard - the world’s most endangered big cat

There are less than 120 of these animals living in the wild and we promise one of them IS in this photo.

The cat was snapped at the Land of the Leopard Nature Reserve in the Far East of Russia, a national park set up to save this species.

The amazing picture was taken by senior state inspector of the reserve Andrey Troyanov.

If you need a clue, scroll down.

There are only 86 adults and 21 adolescents known to be living in their natural habitat, and the future of the species as a wild - rather than zoo - animal depends on them.

While still highly endangered, two decades ago there were only 30 known adults after years of poaching during the Soviet era.
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