Panthers

“Panther” is a term that is widely used to refer to three distinct animal species. These are jaguars, leopards, and mountain lions. Specifically, it refers to melanistic cats, with mountain lions being the outlier. This term isn’t often used for mountain lions, and is more popular for black jaguars and leopards.  Mountain lions go by […]

Along with mountain lions, pumas, and cougars, bobcats and panthers share the incredibly vast North American territory. This territory stretches as far as northern Canada, south of Alaska, and as south as Mexico. Both are extremely beautiful species of big and equally fierce, it isn’t hard to see why so many people easily mistake one

We’ll start by noting that the term “panther” doesn’t refer to a single species of animal. This word is occasionally used to refer to mountain lions or cougars, but is primarily used as a name for black or melanistic leopards and jaguars.  Mountain lions have the world record for the most English names in use.

Panthers are not a single species of animal. This term is actually used to refer to big cats with black or melanistic coats! There are three kinds of animals that usually go by the term “panther” – black jaguars, black leopards, and mountain lions.  Mountain lions go by many names, and even have the record

Panthers are not a single species, but a term given to big cats with black or melanistic coats. This typically includes leopards and jaguars, but mountain lions are also referred to as panthers occasionally. In this article, we will take a look at what jaguars, leopards, and mountain lions eat.  The diets of these animals

Wondering what the difference is between a puma and a jaguar? Well, there are many differences despite them both being cats! One has spots, the other doesn’t, and they have very different diets for the most part. If you want to find out all the differences between the puma and the famous jaguar, stick around. 

The term “panther” is primarily used to refer to two distinct animals – black jaguars, and black leopards. Mountain lions are also sometimes called panthers, but we have a whole article dedicated to everything you need to know about them already! In this post, we will be focusing on everything you need to know about