Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinismsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1526arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1521arrow-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 · 9 months agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-text
The trait is caused by a recessive allele in the leopard, and a dominant allele in the jaguar. Black Panther on Wikipedia
minus-squareregdog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down17·9 months agoI alredy knew that
minus-squareEverythingispenguins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoI bet you’re no fun at parties
I alredy knew that
I bet you’re no fun at parties
Certainly not