The serval Turner photographed in the wild of Tanzania, however, looked much different.
"Can't describe how mind-blowing this was ... and still is," Turner wrote online.
Instead of being spotted, this serval was all black:
Some people might think crossing paths with a black cat is a bad omen — but for wildlife photographer George Turner, his encounter with one such feline was actually a sign of really, really good fortune.
Not only is the animal Turner met incredibly gorgeous, he just might be the only one like him on Earth.
It was a serval, a cat native to Africa. Normally, they look this:
The serval Turner photographed in the wild of Tanzania, however, looked much different.
"Can't describe how mind-blowing this was ... and still is," Turner wrote online.
Instead of being spotted, this serval was all black: