Do you ever get the feeling you're being watched?That feeling is even more unsettling if you live high in the Himalayan mountains, and a few years ago, no one even knew where your species existed.Pallas cats were not discovered in Nepal until a team of researchers were looking for snow leopards and accidentally stumbled across an animal that looked half house cat, half snow leopard.The majestic, shy, solitary Pallas cats were recorded in the wild for the first time by camera traps placed in an extreme climate 14,000 feet above sea level.One camera trap caused a Pallas cat to experience an earth-shattering moment, when it realized there was something strange outside its rock den. The fluffy animal still mustered up enough courage to investigate. Watch the cute moment below or mobile users click here.Pallas catPhotos: Pallas cats

Do you ever get the feeling you're being watched?

That feeling is even more unsettling if you live high in the Himalayan mountains, and a few years ago, no one even knew where your species existed.

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Pallas cats were not discovered in Nepal until a team of researchers were looking for snow leopards and accidentally stumbled across an animal that looked half house cat, half snow leopard.

The majestic, shy, solitary Pallas cats were recorded in the wild for the first time by camera traps placed in an extreme climate 14,000 feet above sea level.

One camera trap caused a Pallas cat to experience an earth-shattering moment, when it realized there was something strange outside its rock den. The fluffy animal still mustered up enough courage to investigate. Watch the cute moment below or mobile users click here.

Photos: Pallas cats