Sjmarf to Today I LearnedEnglish • 6 months agoTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinismsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1529arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1524arrow-down1imageTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinismsh.itjust.worksSjmarf to Today I LearnedEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
The trait is caused by a recessive allele in the leopard, and a dominant allele in the jaguar. Black Panther on Wikipedia
minus-squareBoozillalinkEnglish46•edit-26 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish44•6 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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