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-squareSteveEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkI’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