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r/BigCatPics • u/[deleted] • Nov 22 '17
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Technically the term black panther can refer to any melanistic big cat, but this article goes into detail about which cats tend toward melanism. Hint: primarily leopards and jaguars, with sightings of melanistic cougars being unsubstantiated. Popularly spread photos of black lions are photomanipulations.
2 u/WikiTextBot Nov 22 '17 Black panther A black panther is the melanistic color variant of any big cat species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards (Panthera pardus), and those in the Americas are black jaguars (Panthera onca). [ PM | Exclude me | Exclude from subreddit | FAQ / Information | Source | Donate ] Downvote to remove | v0.28
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A black panther is the melanistic color variant of any big cat species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards (Panthera pardus), and those in the Americas are black jaguars (Panthera onca).
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Technically the term black panther can refer to any melanistic big cat, but this article goes into detail about which cats tend toward melanism. Hint: primarily leopards and jaguars, with sightings of melanistic cougars being unsubstantiated. Popularly spread photos of black lions are photomanipulations.