Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinismsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1521file-text
arrow-up1521imageTIL 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 · 8 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
The trait is caused by a recessive allele in the leopard, and a dominant allele in the jaguar. Black Panther on Wikipedia
minus-squareCptEnder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoConey Island cougars are pretty chill if you give em a chopped cheese and a Newport
Coney Island cougars are pretty chill if you give em a chopped cheese and a Newport