The majestic creature, a mother of two cubs, was snapped by a camera trap near the tomb of the Ukok Ice Princess, in the Altai Mountains of Siberia, Russia
A super rare snow leopardess has been caught on camera, roaming above an Ice Princess' frozen tomb at an ancient burial site.
A camera trap caught the snow leopard near the tomb of the Ukok Ice Princess, whose amazing tattoos were preserved on her skin in a frozen tomb inside a 2, 500-year-old burial mound.
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Wildlife experts are delighted that the 'vulnerable species' - never before seen in the area - is making a home in the wild terrain.
A summer scientific expedition found traces of snow leopards, but data cards retrieved from remote camera traps have now proved their presence.
Alexey Kuzhlekov, of the Saylyugem Nature Reserve, told The Siberian Times: Now we know it for sure after seeing a mother leopard with two cubs. They are about half a year old.
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According to the latest count, Russia has from 70 to 90 snow leopards in the wild, with information about 50 of them confirmed by camera traps.
The tattooed Ice Princess died when she was around 25, and modern science has shown that she was suffering from breast cancer.
She was laid to rest with six horses saddled and bridled as her spiritual escorts to the next world, along with a meal of sheep and horse meat.
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Archaeologists also found ornaments made from felt, wood, bronze and gold as well as a small container of cannabis and a stone plate on which coriander seeds were burned.
On her left shoulder was a fantastical mythological animal made up of a deer with a griffon's beak and a capricorn's antlers.
The mouth of a spotted panther with a long tail could also be seen and she had a deer's head on her wrist.
Tattoo Tuesday No. 273
But Akai Kine, leader of the Teles ethnic group and president of the Kin Altai Spiritual Centre, warned it had been a mistake for Russian archaeologists to remove the princess from her tomb.
A scientific expedition found traces of snow leopards in the area but camera traps have now proved their presence ( Image: EAST2WEST)
He argued that instead of being put on public display her remains should be laid to rest once more in the tomb with its integrity restored.
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Archaeologists also found ornaments made from felt, wood, bronze and gold as well as a small container of cannabis and a stone plate on which coriander seeds were burned.
On her left shoulder was a fantastical mythological animal made up of a deer with a griffon's beak and a capricorn's antlers.
The mouth of a spotted panther with a long tail could also be seen and she had a deer's head on her wrist.
Tattoo Tuesday No. 273
But Akai Kine, leader of the Teles ethnic group and president of the Kin Altai Spiritual Centre, warned it had been a mistake for Russian archaeologists to remove the princess from her tomb.
A scientific expedition found traces of snow leopards in the area but camera traps have now proved their presence ( Image: EAST2WEST)
He argued that instead of being put on public display her remains should be laid to rest once more in the tomb with its integrity restored.
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