Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinismsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1529arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1524arrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
The trait is caused by a recessive allele in the leopard, and a dominant allele in the jaguar. Black Panther on Wikipedia
minus-squareYer Ma@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 months agoThanks! I even had a black house cat that had spots in the sun
Thanks! I even had a black house cat that had spots in the sun