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-squareCatoblepasEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkAFAIK cheetahs only hang out in groups in the wild when it’s mom and her cubs learning to hunt, or adult males from the same litter may hang out together as adults.
AFAIK cheetahs only hang out in groups in the wild when it’s mom and her cubs learning to hunt, or adult males from the same litter may hang out together as adults.