: [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
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
Doug
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From: brian burrer brim...@gmail.com
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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
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
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