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not its own species, just a leopard or jaguar wearing all black to the party
means A large wild cat of the genus Panthera, usually referring to a black-coated (melanistic) leopard or jaguar, though loosely applied to big cats like cougars too.
from From Latin 'panthera,' borrowed from Greek 'panthēr.' The Greeks heard in it 'pan' (all) plus 'thēr' (beast) — 'the all-beast' — and ancient lore claimed the panther's sweet breath lured other animals to it. But that 'all-beast' reading is likely a folk etymology; the word probably came into Greek from an Eastern source, possibly related to Sanskrit, with its true origin lost.
- genetic
- melanism: dark spots hiding under darker fur
- spot trick
- ghost rosettes visible in the right light
- two cats
- black leopards in Asia, black jaguars in America
- silent
- retractable claws make ambush nearly soundless
carolina panthers — nfl team founded in 1995, won super bowl 50 appearance in 2016
florida panthers — nhl team founded in 1993, won stanley cup in 2024
black panther party — political movement founded in oakland, california in 1966