On May 6, Rinchen Dorje, a herder from Maizhokunggar County in Lhasa, accidentally witnessed and recorded precious footage of a snow leopard — a first-class nationally protected animal — hunting in the wild while searching for a lost yak in the mountains.

Filming: Xizang Daily

Editor: Zhang Shu, Zheng Yujie

Translator: Zhi Xinghua, Dan Zhen

Review: Drakpa Wangchen, Pan Lu