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Black panther describes coloration

Звичайно забарвлений леопард у Bali Safari Park — для порівняння; не меланістична «чорна пантера» / Normally colored leopard at Bali Safari Park, for comparison; not a melanistic black panther. Credit: tropicaLiving; CC BY-SA 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=7175786

Меланістичний леопард у Out of Africa Wildlife Park, Аризона; не ягуар і не новий вид / Melanistic leopard at Out of Africa Wildlife Park, Arizona; not a jaguar or a separate species. Credit: Qilinmon at English Wikipedia; CC BY-SA 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=3550686

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Звичайно забарвлений леопард у Bali Safari Park — для порівняння; не меланістична «чорна пантера» / Normally colored leopard at Bali Safari Park, for comparison; not a melanistic black panther. Credit: tropicaLiving; CC BY-SA 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=7175786

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Black panther is not a separate big-cat species. The term commonly describes melanistic leopards or jaguars: dark individuals of their respective species. Rosettes can remain visible under suitable lighting. Coat color alone neither turns a leopard into a jaguar nor makes all black cats one species.