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-square@CptEnderlinkEnglish1•6 months agoDo cheetahs not also pack together? Feel like I’ve seen pictures of them in groups.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•6 months agoAFAIK cheetahs only hang out in groups in the wild when it’s mom and her cubs learning to hunt, or adult males from the same litter may hang out together as adults.
Do cheetahs not also pack together? Feel like I’ve seen pictures of them in groups.
AFAIK cheetahs only hang out in groups in the wild when it’s mom and her cubs learning to hunt, or adult males from the same litter may hang out together as adults.