A black panther ???

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[Jstpssng]

AKA Jaguar. They are native to Africa, Central and South America.

 

[BravoXray]

I've been watching those videos for a few months now. Luna is a beautiful animal, and it's amazing how she and the Rottweiler get along.

 

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Yes I've read all the posts etc about panthers and jaguars...This information calls the animal in question is being called a panther or a leopard that is in the family... genus Panthera

 

[MossRoad]

Jaguars are in the Americas.
Leopards are in Asia and Africa (no longer in Siberia).
Both have black variants and those are both called black panthers even though they are different species.

Seeing how my house cat can scare me sometimes, I can't imagine her being 60 pounds!

 

[jyoutz]

AKA Jaguar. They are native to Africa, Central and South America.

They are also native to southern AZ and New Mexico, but they are endangered in the US.

 

[MossRoad]

AKA Jaguar. They are native to Africa, Central and South America.

Jaguars are in the Americas. Leopards are in Asia and Africa. Both have black variations. Black Jaguars and Black Leopards are both called black panthers. Kinda weird, but true.

 

[tallyho8]

I have seen one black "panther" or cougar in my lifetime and it was about 40 years ago on a late night drive on I-10 on the Florida panhandle around the Apalachicola River area. It ran across the highway in front of my car close enough that I started to hit the brakes to avoid it. It was a large, long tailed black cat I estimate at 60 pounds. I don't know if it is called a puma, cougar or leopard but it was a black panther to me.

 

[oosik]

We have mountain lions here. Most call them cougars. A fellow from up north - Deer Park - runs hounds to hunt them. He has bagged several, just five miles west of me here. Not something I would want to "cozy up" to.

 

[jyoutz]

I used to work on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. One day I was at a logging equipment mechanic shop at Fort Apache and I saw an old black and white photo of a huge dead cat in the bed of what I guessed was a mid-1960s Chevy pickup truck. It was mostly black with mottled spots on the grey colored back. It must have weighed 150 pounds because it stretched the entire length of the truck bed. I asked about the photo and was told that the owner’s father had hired a trapper to catch the lion that was killing his calves. The trapper ended up surprised to catch this huge jaguar. Jaguars are occasionally sighted in lower elevation areas of AZ and NM and are considered endangered in the US, but more common in Mexico.