Extremely Rare White Iberian Lynx Caught on Camera by Amateur Photographer

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An amateur photographer in Spain has captured captured a rare photo of a white Iberian lynx

Researchers believe it was a 4-year-old female named Satureja, who does not have albinism

"When I saw a 'white Iberian lynx' for the first time, with its snow-white winter coat and piercing eyes, I was transfixed. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing," the photographer shared

An amateur photographer in Spain has captured a rare photo of a white Iberian lynx — marking an unprecedented piece of data for researchers.

According to the Guardian , Ángel Hidalgo published the rare photos to Instagram , describing the lynx as the "white ghost of the Mediterranean forest."

Hidalgo wrote that he first spotted the animal using a camera set up in the woods outside of Jaén, Spain, severa