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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Variant of leopard and jaguar For other uses, see Black panther (disambiguation). A melanistic Indian leopard in Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus) and the jaguar (Panthera onca). Black panthers of both ...
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas.With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the biggest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae, and one of two extant genera in the subfamily Pantherinae.It contains the largest living members of the cat family. There are five living species: the jaguar, leopard, lion, snow leopard and tiger.
File photo: A black jaguar called "Boogie" walks in his cage at the zoo in Tbilisi on February 10, 2010. Black jaguars such as Boogie are found in several South American countries (AFP via Getty ...
After such films as “Mia and the White Lion” and “The Wolf and the Lion,” director Gilles de Maistre’s “Autumn and the Black Jaguar” reinforces the French filmmaker’s dedication to ...
The alleged tiger × black jaguar was large, relatively long-necked (probably due to lack of a ruff or mane) with both stripes and "jaguar-like" rosettes on its sides. The assertion of hybrid identity was due to the combination of black, dark brown, light brown, dark orange, dark yellow and beige markings and the tiger-like stripes radiating ...
The Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation (or BJWT) was an unregistered and unlicensed non-profit 501(c)(3) wildlife facility located in Mexico that hosted big cats as well as dogs and other animals. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] BJWT was shut down by Mexican authorities on July 5, 2022, due to a viral video showing the cats eating themselves alive.
The jaguar is important for certain religious authorities in many Mesoamerican cultures, who often associate the jaguar as a spirit companion or nagual, which will protect the religious figures from evil spirits and while they move between the earth and the spirit realm. In order for the religious authorities to combat whatever evil forces may ...