SjmarftoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·7 months agoTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinism(sh.itjust.works)imagearrow-up1530arrow-down15message-square37file-textfedilink
arrow-up1525arrow-down1imageTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinism(sh.itjust.works)SjmarftoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·7 months agomessage-square37file-textfedilink
The trait is caused by a recessive allele in the leopard, and a dominant allele in the jaguar. Black Panther on Wikipedia
minus-squareNurse_RobotEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkImagine arguing nomenclature and being this much of a dick about it
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Imagine arguing nomenclature and being this much of a dick about it