However, wildlife photographerShaaz Jungspecializes in tracking down these rarely spotted animals.
Jung has been fascinated by black panthers ever since he first saw one.
We parked ourselves under the old Banyan, where he was seen the day before.
The silence was deafening and dawn was like the dead of night.
No songbirds sang, no crickets hummed, yet there was an eerie sensation of being watched.
It drifted by us in absolute silence and was by far my most chilling experience with the black panther.
Check out Jungs big cat photos below and find more from his portfolio onInstagram.