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are there black jaguars?
i know there are black furred leopards, aka panthers.
but, i saw a clip of apocalypto and there was a black furred jaguar. are there black furred jaguars? i know a jaguar is not a leopard. can it be black furred? or, was it just a black furred leopard in gibson's mooie? |
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are there black jaguars?
On 14 Dec 2006 12:17:01 -0800, "peace to end all peace"
wrote: i know there are black furred leopards, aka panthers. but, i saw a clip of apocalypto and there was a black furred jaguar. are there black furred jaguars? i know a jaguar is not a leopard. can it be black furred? or, was it just a black furred leopard in gibson's mooie? Check out the pictures in the "Physical characteristics" section of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar The second picture is labeled A melanistic form of jaguar. |
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are there black jaguars?
peace to end all peace wrote: i know there are black furred leopards, aka panthers. but, i saw a clip of apocalypto and there was a black furred jaguar. are there black furred jaguars? i know a jaguar is not a leopard. can it be black furred? or, was it just a black furred leopard in gibson's mooie? One walked crossed my path at the Ruins of Xel-Ha in Mexico serveral years ago. A Maya local to the ejido, and had seen it on a separate ocassion(s) called it a "jaguar mistico." They are a rare type of jaguar which suffers the reverse of albinism. In Spanish, at least in the Yucatan, they are called jugarinos. |
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are there black jaguars?
Ooops! I should have said:
In Spanish, at least in the Yucatan, they are called 'jagaurundis.' |
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are there black jaguars?
Don Gabacho wrote:
peace to end all peace wrote: i know there are black furred leopards, aka panthers. but, i saw a clip of apocalypto and there was a black furred jaguar. are there black furred jaguars? i know a jaguar is not a leopard. can it be black furred? or, was it just a black furred leopard in gibson's mooie? One walked crossed my path at the Ruins of Xel-Ha in Mexico serveral years ago. A Maya local to the ejido, and had seen it on a separate ocassion(s) called it a "jaguar mistico." They are a rare type of jaguar which suffers the reverse of albinism. In Spanish, at least in the Yucatan, they are called jagaurundis. Actually black jaguars are not rare, in some areas melanistic jaguars are more common than the regular colored ones. Melanism causes the background fur to be dark brown instead of tan. These cats still have black spots, which can be seen in strong sunlight. Also as the cats get older the background fur fades and is more obviously brown. I'll link some photos from our zoo below. In leopards melanism is recessive. But in jaguars they have recently found that melanism is dominant. It is NOT like albinism - more like blue eyes in humans. Any large black cat gets called a black panther. There is no "panther" , it is a generic word used in various places to describe leopards, jaguars, and/or cougars. Jaguarundis are an entirely different species. They only weigh 10-15 pounds and look like weasels or otters more than cats. Photos: Old black leopard showing brown fur & spots http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/cats0806/isaac0806.jpg Younger black leopard http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/cats0806/kota0806.jpg Black jaguar http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/cats0806/doc0806.jpg Another black jaguar http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/cats0806/twilight0806.jpg Regular jaguar http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/images/nacon805.jpg Jaguarundi http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/images/jagi5mon.jpg Nancy Vandermey EFBC's Feline Conservation Center wild_cat_zoo at yahoo.com http://www.wildcatzoo.org/ http://www.cafepress.com/wildcatzoo |
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are there black jaguars?
Don Gabacho wrote:
peace to end all peace wrote: i know there are black furred leopards, aka panthers. but, i saw a clip of apocalypto and there was a black furred jaguar. are there black furred jaguars? i know a jaguar is not a leopard. can it be black furred? or, was it just a black furred leopard in gibson's mooie? One walked crossed my path at the Ruins of Xel-Ha in Mexico serveral years ago. A Maya local to the ejido, and had seen it on a separate ocassion(s) called it a "jaguar mistico." They are a rare type of jaguar which suffers the reverse of albinism. In Spanish, at least in the Yucatan, they are called jagaurundis. Actually black jaguars are not rare, in some areas melanistic jaguars are more common than the regular colored ones. Melanism causes the background fur to be dark brown instead of tan. These cats still have black spots, which can be seen in strong sunlight. Also as the cats get older the background fur fades and is more obviously brown. I'll link some photos from our zoo below. In leopards melanism is recessive. But in jaguars they have recently found that melanism is dominant. It is NOT like albinism - more like blue eyes in humans. Any large black cat gets called a black panther. There is no "panther" , it is a generic word used in various places to describe leopards, jaguars, and/or cougars. Jaguarundis are an entirely different species. They only weigh 10-15 pounds and look like weasels or otters more than cats. Photos: Old black leopard showing brown fur & spots http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/cats0806/isaac0806.jpg Younger black leopard http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/cats0806/kota0806.jpg Black jaguar http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/cats0806/doc0806.jpg Another black jaguar http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/cats0806/twilight0806.jpg Regular jaguar http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/images/nacon805.jpg Jaguarundi http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/images/jagi5mon.jpg Nancy Vandermey EFBC's Feline Conservation Center wild_cat_zoo at yahoo.com http://www.wildcatzoo.org/ http://www.cafepress.com/wildcatzoo |
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are there black jaguars?
"Nancy" wrote in message ... ... Actually black jaguars are not rare, in some areas melanistic jaguars are more common than the regular colored ones. Melanism causes the background fur to be dark brown instead of tan. These cats still have black spots, which can be seen in strong sunlight. Also as the cats get older the background fur fades and is more obviously brown. I'll link some photos from our zoo below. ... And they deserve better than to be speared to death for defending their kittens. |
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