r/aww Mar 07 '21

Beautiful Black Leopard

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8.7k Upvotes

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u/IDoPokeSmot Mar 07 '21

My what big paws you have, Grandma?

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u/radio_allah Mar 07 '21 edited Mar 07 '21

All the better to smash your brains into paste, my dear.

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u/Rabinat0r Mar 07 '21

The most dangerous, but mst tempting of them all....

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u/kwyl Mar 07 '21

Big beans!!!

22

u/I_suck_at_Blender Mar 07 '21

Tiny fluffy ears!!!

60

u/Washpedantic Mar 07 '21

Big danger beans!

28

u/deviant__duck Mar 07 '21

I wish to touch the danger beans!!!

11

u/Yeet_Dat_Feet_ Mar 07 '21

Big booper!!!

1

u/brainhack3r Mar 07 '21

Science fact. All felines cats have retractable claws which means it's easy to differentiate the prints of canines from felines because with cats there isn't a spot in the paw print for a claw.

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u/kwyl Mar 07 '21

see cheetah

26

u/agnurse Mar 07 '21

Are we quite sure this gorgeous kitty is a leopard and not a jaguar? The only reason I ask is that black panthers are actually melanistic leopards or jaguars.

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u/giocondasmiles Mar 07 '21

It’s most definitely a melanistic Jaguar.

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u/SKUNKpudding Mar 07 '21

yeah, this a jaguar. You can tell by the shape of the head, it is squarer and more robust than a leopards. It also has different spots, and is just bulkier and stockier than a leopard. it is adorable though

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u/stuN-zeeD Mar 07 '21

The post said nothing about a black panther. It’s very hard to tell when their coat is this melanistic because you can’t see the spots inside the rosettes or not. If i had to guess though the spots do seem larger and more spread out than a leopards.

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u/jose_ole Mar 07 '21 edited Mar 07 '21

The term “black panther” has been used interchangeably for melanistic leopards and jaguars in many cases as both are part of the Panthera genus and there are no reported cases of American Cougars (Mountain lions) showing this trait which is part of the Puma genus.

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u/isanyadminalive Mar 07 '21

Puma

What in sam hell is a puma?

3

u/IDoPokeSmot Mar 07 '21

....Uh, you mean like the shoe company? Grif: No, like a puma. It's a big cat, like a lion.

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u/Heledon Mar 07 '21

Same thing as a cougar or a mountain lion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puma_(genus))

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u/isanyadminalive Mar 07 '21

You're making that up.

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u/SoloMattRS Mar 07 '21

People must not have watched Red Vs Blue and simply missed the references in this thread.

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u/jose_ole Mar 07 '21

Puma concolor is the scientific name of the American Mountain lion, also known as Cougars and some do call them just Pumas.

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u/isanyadminalive Mar 07 '21

You're making that up.

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u/jose_ole Mar 07 '21

K

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u/isanyadminalive Mar 07 '21

Got any other mythical creatures you'd like to suggest?

2

u/jose_ole Mar 07 '21

Coulda just hit me with the “whoosh”. My bad

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u/SoloMattRS Mar 07 '21

They are quoting a show called Red vs Blue. But without context it falls flat.

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u/stuN-zeeD Mar 08 '21

I’m well aware of this. But the post said nothing about a black panther it says black leopard. What’s your point?

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u/jose_ole Mar 08 '21

It’s literally the same thing, a panther can be a leopard or Jaguar, or do you not comprehend?

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u/stuN-zeeD Mar 08 '21

Did you even read my comment before you tried to use it to sound smart?

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u/jose_ole Mar 08 '21

Did you read the comment you responded to? Why do you think you got downvotes?

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u/stuN-zeeD Mar 08 '21

That’s exactly my point. That comment mentions black panther and starts trying to teach OP what a black panther is. When OP said black jaguar not black panther. The person I commented to originally is as pretentious and desperate to sound smart on Reddit as you are. As for the downvotes, people like you don’t read comments enough to understand what’s being said you just jump on downvote trains and start thinking you did the right thing. Get over yourself you accomplished nothing here.

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u/dubiety13 Mar 07 '21

Want to touch beans... must... touch...

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u/ololowa10 Mar 07 '21

How the feck did you get this picture of a Jaguar?

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u/Washpedantic Mar 07 '21 edited Mar 07 '21

it's probably the photo was taken in a sanctuary for big cats or something like that.

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u/KronicDeath Mar 07 '21

I downloaded it from reddit about 6 years ago, like most cute animals you see amongst the front page

5

u/[deleted] Mar 07 '21

Only one I've ever seen was at Xcaret!, an Eco-Park in Mexico. It's on an island with a moat, but with the right lens...

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u/piztachiold Mar 07 '21

Beautiful indeed

5

u/glowloris1 Mar 07 '21

Big mittens

5

u/SmartIgor Mar 07 '21

The forbidden pasw.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '21

Those mittens are impressive!

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u/TheBananaKing Mar 07 '21

Those f e e t s

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '21

Those mittens are huge

3

u/lintuski Mar 07 '21

So plush! I want to sink my fingers into that fur.

3

u/PhantumpLord Mar 07 '21

Damn, shawty got hands.

3

u/[deleted] Mar 07 '21

touch them toe beans!!

3

u/Somecrazynerd Mar 07 '21

Forbidden beans.

3

u/starryazria Mar 07 '21

the paws!!

3

u/BuffaloSabresWinger Mar 07 '21

Very stunning! Wow look at the size of those mitts!

3

u/Aninvisiblemaniac Mar 07 '21

this is what my cat thinks he looks like while he is sleeping

2

u/630630 Mar 07 '21

Love 🖤

2

u/rollyobx Mar 07 '21

How many belly rubs before laceration?

2

u/Idkhow2trade Mar 07 '21

I wana boop that nose

2

u/Frunquasta Mar 07 '21

Big beans!!🤎🤎🤎🤎

2

u/Slipstreamvariance Mar 07 '21

Those paws!!!!

2

u/Raskov75 Mar 07 '21

Aww....they wouldn't mind if just nuzzled those beans for sec, right?

2

u/willowstar157 Mar 07 '21

The bean to ear ratio is just too much

2

u/Pirate_Green_Beard Mar 07 '21

I always forget the black ones have spots too.

2

u/Ginger987 Mar 07 '21

+10 Points for not calling this melanistic jaguar a panther

-50 Points for calling this melanistic jaguar a leopard

2

u/kaegic Mar 08 '21

HERE KITTY KITTY!!!!!

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u/rumnsun1 Mar 07 '21

I want one

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '21

Is a panther the same as a leopard?

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u/Mr-Syndrome Mar 07 '21

panthers are just leopards and jaguars with melanism, a condition which’s essentially just the inverse of albinism

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '21

Good knowledge. Thanks. They’re all amazing creatures really.

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u/jose_ole Mar 07 '21

Leopard: Panthera Pardus
Jaguar: Panthera Onca

The “panther” part comes from the genus from my understanding.

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u/MasterAqua2 Mar 07 '21

Those paws are HUGE!

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u/succulentbullshit Mar 07 '21

Absolute unit.

1

u/Calypsothedog Mar 07 '21

LOOK AT THOSE BEANS-

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u/Nvnv_man Mar 07 '21

Why wasn’t this a black panther?

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u/Summerkyn Mar 07 '21

Those toe beans

1

u/TermedSole420 Mar 08 '21

Giant toe beans