Jaguars are phantom-like wildcats revered in Costa Rica, but rarely observed. (Wildlife enthusiasts are thrilled just to stumble upon their tracks.)

So it was a special moment for photographers Brian Moghari and Filipe DeAndrade when their trail camera captured footage of a jaguar on a cliff, casually taking in a beautiful sunrise.

“You never know what might pass by in the jungle. This morning it was a jaguar,” Moghari stated Wednesday via Instagram. “She walked out to the edge of a cliff at sunrise and sat for a moment, watching the light spill over the coastline, almost as if she was enjoying the view the same way we do.

“Then she disappeared back into the jungle.”

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The footage is posted below and viewers might note that Moghari dispelled a claim in the comments that the footage was AI-enhanced.

Moghari’s retort: “When real wildlife starts looking like AI, you know you filmed something special.

Jaguars are listed as near-threatened globally and face threats ranging from poaching to habitat loss.

But recent studies, involving trail-cam footage, suggests a comeback for jaguars in protected areas of Costa Rica, notably in Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula.

In Tortuguero National Park, jaguars are known to visit beaches to feast on nesting turtles.

Jaguars are the largest cats in the Americas, weighing up to 250 pounds. They boast the most powerful bite of any large cat and can crush turtle shells and crocodile skulls with their jaws.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Jaguar takes in Costa Rica sunrise in rare trail-cam footage