Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinismsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1530arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1525arrow-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 · 9 months agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-text
The trait is caused by a recessive allele in the leopard, and a dominant allele in the jaguar. Black Panther on Wikipedia
minus-squareBakerBagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoDude, you clearly know nothing about taxonomy or big cats. You just want to be pedantic, but you are flat out wrong
Dude, you clearly know nothing about taxonomy or big cats. You just want to be pedantic, but you are flat out wrong