[meteorite-list] OT: Black Panthers

[Matthias Bärmann]

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" <prairiecactus at rtcol.com>
To: <meteorite-list at 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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