Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Black Panthers

2012-02-08 Thread Matthias Bärmann
: [meteorite-list] OT: Black Panthers Common names of wild big cats cause a lot of confusion. The largest and most common one is the Puma concolor, formerly known as Felis concolor. It's the mountain lion (cat), cougar, puma, etc. There are very dark colored strains of P. concolor

[meteorite-list] OT: Black Panthers

2012-02-07 Thread brian burrer
Greetings List, At one time Jaguars inhabited the southern portion of the United States up to the Carolinas. They have a melanistic phase and have been referred to as black panthers. You won't run across one now north of Mexico except perhaps in southern Arizona. Happy Hunting (but check your

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Black Panthers

2012-02-07 Thread MexicoDoug
Doug -Original Message- From: brian burrer brim...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 5:47 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] OT: Black Panthers Greetings List, At one time Jaguars inhabited the southern portion of the United States up

[meteorite-list] OT: Black Panthers

2012-02-07 Thread Phil Whitmer
Common names of wild big cats cause a lot of confusion. The largest and most common one is the Puma concolor, formerly known as Felis concolor. It's the mountain lion (cat), cougar, puma, etc. There are very dark colored strains of P. concolor but they are extremely rare. Pumas can be found