Here in Germany we use to call it "Miezekatz". Not too dangerous, but you
nevertheless have to beware of it.
Best,
Matthias
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Whitmer" <prairiecac...@rtcol.com>
To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 8:18 AM
Subject: [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 but they are extremely rare. Pumas can be
found almost anywhere except in the east where the only breeding
population lives in Florida, where they are commonly called panthers.
Panthera onca is the jauguar, or panther, the second largest big cat. They
have the strongest jaws and biggest teeth of the large wild cats. They're
the only head-biters of the wild cats, puncturing skulls with their big
canines. The other cats kill you by chewing through your neck. Most P.
onca are spotted, like their African leopard cousins, Panthera pardus. P.
oncas can be found straying into AZ and NM, with a rumored breeding
population south of Tucson.
Black panthers (Panthera onca) have a genetic melanistic mutation giving
them their color. Established breeding populations of black-mutated P.
onca are very rare in the wild. Your chances of encountering one in the
wild in the U.S. are pretty much zero. But watch out for Texas mountain
lions, they'll pounce and rip your jugular out in a jiffy.
Phil Whitmer
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