For thousands of years, snow leopards have lived in the not-very-hospitable and "inhospitable" regions of Central Asia. The thin air and low temperatures have allowed these beautiful and peace-loving cats to avoid humans and simply... vanish within their own "domains".

The locals know this relatively old snow leopard quite well. No one remembers or noticed exactly when he declared the surroundings of a Himalayan village "his" own territory, but over the last few years, the villagers have come to know the large, powerful animal (distinctive feature: a torn left ear) well enough. Like a ghostly figure or a wisp of mist, this snow leopard also tended to appear and vanish in the mountains...