
Katha Index / Katha 009
Katha 009: Ghosted
Never seen. Always watching.
Snow leopards are so hard to spot that people in the Himalayas call them the ghost of the mountains. Their grey, rosette-spotted coat disappears against rock and snow, and they move mostly at dawn and dusk. Plenty of trekkers have walked right past one without knowing. It saw them. It just didn't reply.
Printing until 31 Mar 2027, then this katha retires