Sjmarf to Today I [email protected]English • 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-up1525arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1520arrow-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 [email protected]English • 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•6 months agoI’ve only ever called them Panthers. Black Panthers are a social/political group.
I’ve only ever called them Panthers. Black Panthers are a social/political group.
And a superhero