Ultra-rare white Iberian Lynx caught on camera for the first time since near

In a discovery straight out of legend, a young wildlife photographer in southern Spain has captured jaw-dropping footage of a pure white Iberian lynx — the first ever recorded sighting of its kind.

The beautiful big cat was filmed on October 22 in the mountains of Andalusia’s Jaén province by 29-year-old photographer Ángel Hidalgo.

The sighting has stunned conservationists and thrilled nature lovers worldwide.

Hidalgo, who works at a construction materials factory, spends his free time tracking wildlife through Spain’s remote hills.

A month ago, he set up a camera trap in the countryside — and when reviewing the footage, he spotted something extraordinary: a glowing, white shape.

“I thought it was a camera effect,” Hidalgo told National Geographic España . “And from then on, I dedic