| Possibly the
most well known and the most |
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 |
| reported
sightings of all the big cats in the |
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| UK, the
Black Panther is a black or |
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| melanistic
variety of the Leopard. |
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| However the
name has also been applied |
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| to the black
or dark versions of the Puma, |
|
| Cougar and
Jaguar. |
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| So a correct
identification of a big cat |
|
| sighting is
not always possible. |
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| Around 7ft
(2.1m) in length of which 3ft is |
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| the tail,
average is weight is 100lb (45kg), |
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| the Black
Panther an excellent tree climber |
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| and very
agile, mainly hunting at night |
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| using sight
and smell. |
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| The Black
Panther, whether
Jaguar, Puma |
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| or Leopard
is a truly amazing
creature. |
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| Large black
cats are very often reported |
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| as the ones
having been seen and could |
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| sometimes be
mistaken for actually being |
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| a dog at
long distances, but there were |
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| lots of
Black Panthers kept as pets in the |
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| 1970's. |
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