• @Auli@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    But according to him this could just be cougars with melanistic colouring. As he says all cats with thet trait are black Panthers. Also since black Panthers are not a species how come their are no regular jaguars running around.

    • @stray@pawb.social
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      13 days ago

      According to bigcatrescue.org, black coloration is more commonly found in forested areas with less light, which seems to fit the area. Black panthers of any species are capable of producing non-black cubs, but it seems they’re selected against in such environments.

      He shows pictures of black cougars in the video, and they have very distinct grey markings compared to the seeming all-black of other big cats.