Black Panther

Black Panther

The black panther refers to the jaguar - Panthera onca - and the leopard - Panthera pardus - that have a problem called melanism, which accounts for the excessive existence of melanophores that are cells that give pigmentation to the skin and directly affect the coat of the animal. animal. In cases of melanism, the characteristic spots of these animals are hidden and that is why the coat is of a surprising black color. That is to say that when we refer to the black panther, it may be that it is both a jaguar and a leopard.

The black panther is a feline of solitary behavior. It is a predatory hunter that, except in the mating season, does not link with other specimens of its same species. Its strong jaws allow it to hunt large animals such as deer, tapirs, capybaras or peccaries. The black panther inhabits, mainly, the spaces occupied by the tropical jungle in Central and South America.

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