Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinismsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1530arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1525arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square35linkfedilinkfile-text
The trait is caused by a recessive allele in the leopard, and a dominant allele in the jaguar. Black Panther on Wikipedia
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minus-squarehydroptic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45arrow-down1·2 years 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
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