Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinismsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1525arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1520arrow-down1imageTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinismsh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-text
The trait is caused by a recessive allele in the leopard, and a dominant allele in the jaguar. Black Panther on Wikipedia
minus-squareBoozilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down2·edit-28 months agoI think the mountain lion / cougar is sometimes called a panther, too. Like the Florida panther. The word is a little bit like raptor is used for some birds. It means big cat.
minus-squarelittleblue✨@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down92·8 months agoRemoved by mod
minus-squarehydropticlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45arrow-down1·8 months agoOxford English Dictionary: panther | ˈpænθər | noun a leopard, especially a black one. • North American English a large American wild cat with a plain tawny to grayish coat, found from Canada to Patagonia. Also called cougar, mountain lion, puma
I think the mountain lion / cougar is sometimes called a panther, too. Like the Florida panther.
The word is a little bit like raptor is used for some birds. It means big cat.
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