A photographer and videographer captured a rare sight: wild animal There are only a few hundred of them left in the world.

Elias Kalliola, 35, from Helsinki, Finland, captured incredible footage of a rare wolverine in the eastern part of his country, near the Russian border. After spending 15 nights in his wilderness hideout, he said he managed to see a maggot twice, both for very brief moments. news week.

calliola posted a video with instagram shows his encounter with the animal, documenting the wild creature unsuspectingly discovering its way natural habitat while the photographer watches from a safe distance.

The animal, which has a mix of shiny and dark brown fur, runs into the frame of the video and stops to look around, allowing Kalliola to briefly capture it with her camera.

The clip was viewed more than 20 million times and was shared with the following text: “I shot a movie animal very rare Even finding traces of it is considered extremely lucky.”

“They are critically endangered and almost impossible to accidentally see,” Kalliola said. news week. “In the last 4 years, I have seen maggots from my hiding place 5 times.

“It took me about 60 nights and days to wait for these 5 expeditions, so the odds of seeing one are not very high, even in the wilds of Eastern Finland, a hotspot for arctic wolves. It was a very pleasant surprise each time the wolverine appeared.”

Wolverines are found in large forested areas of the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe and North America. They are an endangered species and Large Carnivore Initiative for EuropeAbout 1,200 of them remain in the northern part of the continent.

Meanwhile, only about 300 remain in the Pacific Northwest, according to a report from Defenders of Wildlife.

Kalliola’s video received great response on social media, receiving over a million likes on Instagram and thousands of comments from amazing viewers.

“Awesome. I didn’t realize they were this big,” @martyngough99 said. Meanwhile @hopeandlogan commented: “Like a legendary dog.”

“What an amazing capture! Congratulations,” @tylerbee_photography said.

“They’re beautiful. I know it’s unlikely but I’d love to see them someday,” @official_lkhamilton said.

@theal.ps wrote: “I always forget that pollinators are real.”

Some commenters posted photos of Hugh Jackman referencing his role as fictional superhero Wolverine in the X-Men franchise. “Looking for Deadpool,” @louii_xiii joked.

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