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-up1505file-text
arrow-up1505imageTIL 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-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-29 months agoIsn’t the “especially” part an injection which could be left out, so essentially: “A panther is a large wild cat, […], with black fur”?
Isn’t the “especially” part an injection which could be left out, so essentially: “A panther is a large wild cat, […], with black fur”?