Rare white Iberian lynx captured on film in Spain by amateur photographer

Spanish photographer Ángel Hidalgo captured the white Iberian lynx on camera in a wooded area near the city of Jaén. Photograph: Instagram @angeliyo_o

An amateur photographer in southern Spain has captured unprecedented images of a white Iberian lynx, prompting researchers to investigate whether environmental factors could be at play as wildlife watchers revelled in the rare sighting.

Ángel Hidalgo published the images on social media, describing the singular animal as the “white ghost of the Mediterranean forest”.