does anyone know anything about black leopards?

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does anyone know anything about black leopards?

2007-10-21 12:38:20 · 2 answers · asked by mina 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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I have some experience with the panther of North America, Felis concolor.

The black coloration of the leopard is a color phase. It's call melanistic trait. Same is true of white or black squirrels, those are color phases of the gray squirrel. This site does a good job about explaining this trait: Introduction to melanism
http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/black.html

And here is a site that has good background info on leopards.
http://www.bigcatrescue.org/leopard.htm

2007-10-21 12:56:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Type in 'black leopard' on www.google.com and you'll get information.

2007-10-21 12:40:45 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋