Small ghost of the mountain

The Pallas’ cat inhabits pristine high-altitude snowy wilderness habitats where it can blend with the landscape. This makes it a challenge for anyone who wants to photograph the cat or understand its ecology and behaviour.

 

The Pallas’s cat was once hunted for its fur but is legally protected since hunting was banned in December 1988.

The most fascinating feature about the cat is its ability to survive in some of the remotest places on the earth.

A sable.

A Mongolian reindeer.

Przewalski’s horse, named after the Russian geographer Nikolay Przewalski. Mongolia is arguably the only spot in the world where there are still wild horses

The Bactrian, or double-humped, camel.

Mangolian gazelle.

A Mangolian yurt.

The photographer Shefiq Basheer Ahammed.

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A Pallas’s cat in the Hustai National Park in Mongolia looking as if it is wearing a coat of snow.