Are Black Panthers Really A Separate Species?

Are Black Panthers Really A Separate Species?
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[@Malewrestling]

Black panthers are so beautiful

[@swaythekid]

Fr man

[@anthonybooker206]

Agree

[@arinzeikeliani961]

And dangerous

[@bourbonfan1]

@KXNG of KXNGS who want's to be a turd! new game show, with tide pod commercials

[@alfrredd]

absolute perfection

[@AITrademarket]

Whatever the cause of the colour, mutation or otherwise, one has to admit they are magnificently beautiful animals.

[@amazingamazigh6847]

The cause is simple. Evolution. Black panthers occur more in jungles and dense forrest because thats an advantage. Its not a simple mutation.

[@lilbench5834]

Scary looking too

[@Regular689]

At night all you see is bright eyes. That’s scary because this animal is insanely agile and quick.

[@johanwilson5618]

There are only about 150 left in the wild. Protect these magnificent creatures. They are the only mammals that are cotted with black from head to tail

[@pietroschiavo4254]

Sorry, but What are you talk about? In the world there are 70.000 leopards and 50.00 Jaguar.

[@johanwilson5618]

@@pietroschiavo4254 what?

[@pietroschiavo4254]

@@johanwilson5618 they aren't a different species, they are leopards and Jaguars mutated, so the "black panther" will not go extinct as long as the leopards and jaguars still exist

[@johanwilson5618]

@@pietroschiavo4254 black panther specifically

[@gond6099]

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[@barondavisiscool]

"ITS TIME TO SEPARATE THE HYPE FROM BIOLOGY" There's too many people in 2021 who need to hear that line again!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Peakfreud]

Ooo0 Big facts. I think this flew over many heads.

[@sunshinejewel2952]

Preach!!!!

[@usrpro6755]

Yessirrrrrr!!!!!

[@mattkreais8240]

Lol amen

[@jsss3604]

😂😂😂

[@terrymcguire8476]

Panther comes from the Latin word Panthera which is a genus of cats that included Lions , Tigers , Leopards, and Jaguars.

[@Peakfreud]

Thanks for the additional information. Very rare to find anything useful in the comments.

[@corythegoat2745]

@@Peakfreud right!

[@danle3181]

A genus, not a species.

[@Oskar.L.Madsen]

And also the snow leopards. Wich are also one of the 5 big cats, and in fact isn't a leopard at all, it's actually closer related to the tigers.

[@jeffboothbyr.f.9249]

Forester in the Carolinas. I have seen 2 Carolina Panthers myself over a 17 year career. Even ran across the den of the 2nd one. Amazing creatures. Their speed and size was aw inspiring to watch. Truly a blessing to see and twice at that.

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

Carolina "Panthers" are just cougers, a diffrent animal. Closer to house cats, then the big cats

[@corythegoat2745]

@@hailgiratinathetruegod7564 dude a mountain lion is not closer to a house cat! Are you crazy those cats can kill a wolf!

[@corythegoat2745]

But black panther is actually a black jaguar!

[@corythegoat2745]

And jaguar are native to the Americas

[@corythegoat2745]

And also the 3rd biggest cat species in the world behind only tiger and lion

[@maypex18]

so in 1994 fishing in Florida on the Kissimmee chain me and my dad were trolling down a small canal ,it was very fogy visibility less than 500 feet .beautiful morning I had already caught an 8 pound bass by 7;00 am as we were moving up the bank we saw a beautiful blue herring picking baitfish on th e side of the bank ,when from about 50 feet away all of a sudden we herd a huge splash .my dad says is that a gator ,we couldn't see ,because it was under water thrashing .as we trolled up to it ,out popped a black panther with the birds neck in its mouth .that cat jumped on top of that huge bird took it under water turned it around and walked out with it from under water in its mouth. and just walked away with it in its mouth .poor bird never had a chance ,but the most incredible event I ever witnessed.a pure beautiful solid black panther..

[@justinhunt4767]

WoW

[@Mikey-wf9py]

Jaguars are the real king on the jungles and my favorite predator

[@Pop-gg1qo]

A so called “black panther” is a jaguar LOL

[@ahmadbassam2898]

@@Pop-gg1qo and sometimes leopards

[@ibj3]

Yeah but ocelot's are cuter therefore they are the prince of the jungle😆

[@too_official6194]

@@Pop-gg1qo lion and tigers would bully

[@Pop-gg1qo]

@@too_official6194 just bc i put “lol” im bullying i think you read it wrong

[@christinebartmann7252]

Love the way you tell the story so interesting

[@beachgirl9823]

My son and I saw a Florida Black Panther about 10 years ago in our neighborhood. It was beautiful, sleek and fast. It stopped to look at us then disappeared in the brush. We feel very lucky to have seen one in the wild.

[@daviedood2503]

I think the ones in Florida are black leopards.

[@dat078912reppa]

@@daviedood2503 I thought Jaguars were in the Americas & Leopards in like India & Africa

[@daviedood2503]

@@dat078912reppa jags, are like in jungles getting alligators etc. They're the biggest and most powerful

[@JuliusCeaser_]

@@dat078912reppa jaguar are mostly found in South America.

[@joseperez256]

@@daviedood2503 No leopards in North america. It would have been an american mountain lion/Puma with the pigmented varioation

[@user-gh7ks6fs7f]

Very insightful

[@discoverycloud5396]

very interesting and informative videos

[@denpogi10]

Wakanda Forever!

[@swaythekid]

They're not but are usually are in leopard and jaguars, but can happen to lions, tigers and cheetahs. rip Chadwick the real black panther :(

[@Ntwadumela89]

Never seen a black lion

[@swaythekid]

@@Ntwadumela89 I have but those aren’t as common as the black leopards and Jaguars

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

@@Ntwadumela89 Nor have I. Neither have I seen a black tiger.

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

Black Lions,Tigers,and Cheetahs are myths

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

@@swaythekid Black Lions are myths

[@stevenmcgillivray9283]

In jaguar this gene is more prevalent, in leopard's it's more recessive

[@amazingamazigh6847]

No its not. Its because jaguars live more in jungles and dense forrests were its an advantage!

[@kaydenchan7093]

@@amazingamazigh6847 some Leopards live in the jungles too

[@amazingamazigh6847]

@@kaydenchan7093 yep thats true and there they are often black

[@Newwave12]

I honestly enjoy every single segment that this guy post !

[@starlightbliss4379]

The Narration was Highly Enjoyable.

[@lipripper187]

I was 10 feet from one with 2 tan colored cubs deep in the mangroves in Florida and nobody believes me bc I didn't even think to try to take a picture. Some mysteries are best enjoyed and not exposed in my opinion 🤷‍♂️

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

In Florida, there are only cougers. They can neither be black, nor are they panthers. They are much closer related to house cats and bob cats then the big cats

[@lipripper187]

@@hailgiratinathetruegod7564 that is 100% your opinion and In no way factual

[@corythegoat2745]

@@hailgiratinathetruegod7564 dude a mountain lion is not closer to a house cat! Because that is exactly what a Florida cougar is it's just a lil smaller than the north USA mountain lion because of the game big game up north

[@corythegoat2745]

@@hailgiratinathetruegod7564 but they say jaguar not in Texas Louisiana and people always see them

[@renatamitchell4437]

Beautiful black panther ❤️

[@arronjerden915]

If you see a black panther in north America (outside of extreme south Texas and Arizona) then it is a black mountain lion.

[@patbateman6729]

2010 spring turkey hunting, it was around noon and had a slower morning hunting so I stood up from my spot on top of my ridge near Treloar Missouri, took a couple steps and then something caught my eye, 80 yrds down the ridge to my left was a black mountian lion app. 175lbs and the tail was longer than it's body and the body was taller and a half body longer than my pet 105lb Akita, and was running across the bottom of my ridge so I got to look at it for a good 30 to 40 seconds about 80yrds out. I was in shock and disbelief not even sure what I was seeing. Turkey and deer are plentiful so I knew why it was around. Went to Missouri conservation up the road a few days later to report and they were not surprised as I was. I knew mountian lions were sometimes spotted in the region just never knew they could be black.

[@kevinreis1002]

Dud believe it and there more out there I seen one in Boston there no joke most beautiful thing i ever saw

[@tusharsharma3003]

There is a black panther ( saaya- meaning shadow) in kabini india and a whole documentary is made on it. Black pather is most beautiful of all animals. Photos shot by shaaz jung are amazing an indian photographer.

[@bizz2234]

That was a black leopard technically black panther means any cat born black A spotted Cat can give birth to an all black cat black panther is not a separate Species Have you ever seen a pitbull litter with every puppy being a different color Well it’s similar to that It’s an appearance thing not a species

[@blocks89]

I wanted know this thx!

[@renaldoking6]

Personally, I really called black panthers as either ghost of the jungle or shadow big cats since their fur really camouflages in the Shadow areas and the Darkness. 0:56 #WakandaForever

[@user-tq4vr7lx5f]

I love your channel can you please show me your list

[@arjunsheoran7367]

I love your video's

[@macbeavers6938]

I would not want one tracking me in the jungle but they are breathtaking beautiful!

[@leep2198]

Nature always reveals the truth

[@astr4138]

He did a video on Chadwick Rip king🕊️

[@jarirkhanwildlifecollectio4723]

Nice sir

[@DebbieTomkoSUNSHINE]

The black panther I saw in the wild in WA state, had beautiful lime green eyes...I never expected to see one in the wild, but glad I did! When I noticed it, in a small community, on our driveway, it was too late to try to make it back into the house, so I confronted it, from about 25 feet away. At first he paced back and forth, then sat. I told him to go south, since I knew he was too far north...:-) Later, a man reported seeing one further south. It was just beautiful and difficult for me to break eye contact with it, since it's eyes were the most unique I've ever seen!

[@LethalAnimals1]

Good video !!!

[@ezbruh0192]

Spinosaurus vs Tarbosaurus Dilophosaurus vs Grizzly bear Jaguar vs Gorilla Short faced bear vs Cave bear Smilodon vs Dinofelis

[@haveagreatday8248]

Leopards are on record for hunting gorillas and eating and a jaguar has a stronger bite than a leopard. You'd thin k a jaguar coudl also eat a gorilla but they 've never seen anythign tht big in S/ America . I think instinct woudl take over once it was hungry enough yes the gorilla is toast. I have house cats that have made pitt bulls tremble in a corner of a room with one claw strie to the pitt's nose. Naturally the dog or almost any dog ifit can bite the cat it's dead that's happened to but it's really hard to surprise or out run a cat. They're just to fluid . It's liek tryign to catch a shadow or the wind. oh sorry for the typos its this keypad..at least that's my story .

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

1 idk 2 = 3 Jaguar 4 Short-Faced Bear 5 =

[@diahannstevens5223]

So BEAUTIFUL

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Cool WC video

[@kalulubamba53]

Can we just take a moment and love how he say Jaguar 🐆

[@buckroger6456]

Glade it wasn't jagwire

[@NYScorpion222]

Jag a wah

[@mahnamejeff2730]

Nice

[@RichRollinRonnie]

How ironic... Such praise given to black big cats of the wild. Melanated from head to toe but such hate given to the original Man of the planet. Black and also Melanated from head to toe who also could be literally considered a different humanoid species.

[@shirleyhouston9677]

#DocumentedFacts🌍✊

[@walterburch2341]

He's got pretty eyes

[@blackmnkey6421]

I would call black panthers the shadow and ghost of the forest also cool vid

[@muharremkomikkabus2806]

Nice video and you have a video very similar to this video Liger vs. Giant Panda Who would win?

[@timarcher7933]

there was a black panther on the cannal between Radford Semele bottom lock and Napton believed escaped from Southam zoo.Lovely tame animal. Used site in the evening on the parapit of the old railway bridge at Bottom lock.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

Would you relax with it in your front room!? Honestly!? Beautiful beast as it is, it needs to be free and wild.

[@timarcher7933]

@@martinmcdonald4207 I new a wealthy accountant that had a Tiger as a family pet .There where others in the town where i live also had large cats as family pets.Around 1965 the laws on large cats as family pets changed and the price of meat rose dramaticaly may be because of grain feed imports.The family agreed to releace the tiger on to a local sheep farm with the farmer .They and others would go and see if they could see thier old family pet.Better than having the cat put down or caged.If well fed they are not as agressive as people think.The Black Pather on the cannal was relatively tame in very good condition and followed a regular routine when in the area.But it wouldnt get to close with in around 5 metres and just sit on its haunches and look.One guy was a bit of a celebraty in the local builders merchants where he would take his tiger on a lead.The Panther was an incrediable sight to behold.Local newspaper has i believe a photograph of it sitting at dusk on the railway bridge parapit just watching the world go by.Beautiful anaimal in realy good condition.

[@timarcher7933]

@@martinmcdonald4207 Yep they should be in the wild.National Geographic carried an article about Leopards poachers stealing cubs to sell and who owned them as pets.Ethiopia being the country of origin with relativly poor people.The black pather was magnificent.Feel honoured to have seen it so close in the open.

[@irreligiousman3395]

Mongoose vs Honey Badger Leopard vs Sloth Bear Cheetah vs Snow Leopard Zebra vs Okapi Sea Lion vs Leopard Seal Musk Ox vs Grizzly Bear Francis Ngannou vs Orangutan

[@bmt4628]

Honey badger stomps If African then Leopard if Indian then sloth bear Snow leopard Okapi easily Leopard seal Musk ox Frnacis would win but not against a gorilla

[@bpdboy2006]

Honey Badger Depends but I doubt a leopard would go after it to begin with Snow Leopard Okapi Grizzly easily Francis but that’s the only great ape he could win against

[@ShawnPayneIsBackCKS6]

Honey badger Sloth bear Cheetah Zebra Sea lion Musk ox Francis

[@r.o.pmusic8357]

So I live in North America… Florida to be exact and ive seen a Black Panther… it was neither a Jaguar or a Leopard lol it was definitely a Cougar

[@Grizzly-og5bs]

Cougars are one of the 12 species the video mentioned where melanism is found but not as common.

[@charlesgrainger7528]

Close to Nichols South Carolina I seen a black panther two different times, plus two different friends about 5 miles away in different directions have seen them on trial cams

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

I actually thought everyone knew this by now. But to be honest. I thought Black Panthers was only Jaguars. So I was mistaken to.

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

@Ryan Ward I have known that since I was a kid. But I was mistaken when I believed that only Jaguars could produce Black panthers.

[@inevitableexpertise1016]

@@palmarolavlklingholm9684 you probably didn't know because it's way more common for a Jaguar than a leopard

[@Peakfreud]

@@inevitableexpertise1016 Very useful information, it's rare to find anything that contributes to understanding in the comments ..

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

@@inevitableexpertise1016 You are right.

[@inevitableexpertise1016]

@@Peakfreud Thanks Buddy. I love to read about animals and their lifestyles and how they evolved over the years....

[@kevinreis1002]

I seen one in North America if you don’t believe Then you don’t understand these animals very interested creatures they no when to come out the normally on highways or train tracks they travel i believe it was a jaguar i live in Boston mass they among us

[@torribrown2656]

Black panthers are in my opinion the most beautiful animals in the world with leopards at #2!

[@jaydee2149]

Did you watch the video

[@BruceKent00]

😂😂😂 Panthers are leopards

[@sbinti1152]

90 person of the comments : rip Chadwick 10 percent of people : Nice fact

[@akasha2547]

So many people think that Black panther is different animal by watching the jungle book movie This video will help people to know that they aren't the different species they are Melanistic Leopard and Melanistic Jaguar

[@swaythekid]

Fr

[@joshuaa.kennedy8837]

Until we breed them 2 together to make a true Black Panther 🤯

[@dmandaman5060]

Rhino vs Hippo Cheetah vs Wolf Titanoboa vs Sarcosuchus Jaguar vs Sloth Bear Hyena vs Wolverine Siberian Tiger vs a Pack of Wolves

[@bpdboy2006]

@@megliymeri5561 Hippo in water, rhino on land Wolf Titanoboa Depends Wolverine Pack of wolves

[@WILD-BRAWL-PRODUCTIONS]

Rhino has the size advantage but hippos tusks are more sharper and pointed than rhinos horns.

[@JohnDurairaj2008]

Rhino 70% Wolf 55% Sarcosushus 80% Jaguar 60% Wolverine 55% Pack of wolves 80%

[@user-tq4vr7lx5f]

Hippo Cheetah sarcosuchus Jaguar Wolverine Siberian tiger

[@Ricardo10091st]

Rhino (on land)/Hippo (in water) Cheetah Sarcosuchus Sloth Bear Hyena Wolf Pack

[@Naptownghost]

Ive always had a love for Black Panthers

[@Cuwinlol]

Are u on historymarche?

[@Cedrclovesutube]

Also in Arkansas you have them as black cougars and mountain lions as well as Bob cat's

[@duaneholcomb8408]

I've only seen one black panther or cougar in my life and got only a glance of it as it went back into the dence underbrush,,

[@mask_40412]

My suggestions. Barbary lion vs bengal tiger American bison vs European bison Killer whale pod vs megaladon Saltie vs Titanoboa Lioness vs tigress Wolf vs kangal Nile crocodile vs American crocodile Anaconda vs jaguar Woolly mammoth vs African elephant T-rex vs african elephant T-rex vs woolly mammoth Tiger vs moose

[@bmt4628]

Bengal tiger American Killer whale pod Saltie Tigress 50 50 Nile Jaguar Mammoth T. rex Rex Which species of tiger

[@mask_40412]

@@bmt4628 Javan tiger

[@someoneintheworld347]

1.Bengal tiger 2.American bison 3.Killer whale pod 4.Titanboa 5.Tigeress 6.Kangal 7.Nile crocodile 8.Jaguar 9.Wooly mamooth 10.African elephant 11.Wooly mamooth 12.Tiger

[@bpdboy2006]

Barbary Lion American Bison Megalodon Titanoboa Ehh depends Kengal Nile Croc Jaguar Wooly Mammoth Trex Trex Moose

[@jag-you-are1611]

Bengal tiger American bison Killer whale pod Titanoboa Tigress Depends Nile crocodile Jaguar Woolly mammoth T-rex T-rex Tiger

[@rehi97]

Videos Music What Name ?

[@Misteraccountable]

The peregrine falcon versus the Eastern Kingbird

[@jhonkhan8153]

Nature perfectionist the black panther. Period.

[@WeOwnTheThought]

This explains allot !!! Especially that last statement they’re less susceptible to disease. Being melanated excessively makes you stronger and there’s an advantage to it. And there the lack of is a disadvantage or weakness. Not just to cats but humans as well

[@MidnightSvn]

There is no science to your biased bullshit assertion that black people are somehow superior because they have more melanin. And if I remember correctly, the white man conquered you, not the other way around.

[@thatghost]

@@MidnightSvn woah wtf calm down lol

[@Paxdad5]

J.A he didn't say superior...that's your ignorance showing without comprehending what he wrote. More melanin has been shown to enhance certain human senses like smell, hearing, sight, and even physical strength and this can be found easily and check out the Khiosan People whom to this day can smell up to 10 miles away and see up to 5 mile away! Their DNA is scientifically proven to be over 144,000 years old and quite possibly are who we all derived from...so it not a superiority play like Caucasian like to emphasize, but a scientific fact!

[@cimuraisampi]

@@Paxdad5 dna time length value cannot be scientifically proven because of different test result always come up with a different value.

[@cimuraisampi]

@@MidnightSvn you are 100% correct.

[@Paulie8K]

So they are essentially just your local black cat super sized. Cool.

[@kingdedede3814]

The hype? That’s what you feel when a new vid is uploaded on this channel

[@LilRichhhie]

🔥🔥

[@afal381]

I saw one in southern Mexico and think about it often.

[@SChome100]

Lovely creatures

[@Tys_khris]

I live leopards and jaguars they are so beautiful and majestic

[@yoboikamil525]

It's like saying a black and white man are 2 different species, one's just colored different

[@KS-lb1tu]

Only the ignorant believe that .

[@carterthegamer2194]

Dude I'm used to black Panthers as jaguars that are black I didn't know it was leopards too but they look so fricking cool

[@REPVILE]

Mountain lions/US Panthers also

[@MS-60663]

Black panthers have shimmering spots that only be seen at certain angles in the sunlight.

[@SuryakantPol-ky2ll]

Black panther favourite among all cats from prasad ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@markgraham5560]

It's a genetic mutation that's dominant to Jaguars and passive to Leopards

[@Misteraccountable]

So you mean to tell me that there's a chance that there's a JAGPERD/JAGUERD you guys could decide on the name whichever one you guys like more. And there's also a chance that there's a LEOGUAR/ LEOPUAR. You guys could I choose the name you guys like the most but nonetheless that's crazy that there's a chance that there's these types of cats in the wild?!!!

[@wermthewerm]

jaguar-leopard hybrids have been made in zoos already

[@Misteraccountable]

@@wermthewerm precisely guarantee you that a wild one compared to a zoo one is way different way bigger way aggressive

[@sylanderhopkins6665]

I just found out today at zoo that panther is just a general name but not an actual specie.

[@isaiahgriffith3310]

This video reminds me of bagheera from the jungle book

[@ryanmccarthy8625]

They're still beautiful animals regardless and it just happens to be my high school mascot.

[@stephenhoward8433]

believe it or not but ive seen one of these in the bush of Victoria Australia

[@user-tq4vr7lx5f]

Can you please make cheetah versus clouded leopard

[@hazfirasheva1601]

Great idea I hope he will make a video like this I love clouded leopard and cheetahs

[@YoungMesrine]

Black panther is a black leopard or a black jaguar

[@AcrabatX]

I already did a video on this lol

[@MissTrinidad]

💪🏼😈

[@princessfrancois8225]

I'm obsessed

[@tornikasloev2634]

Make bison vs grizzly and snow leopard vs amur leopard

[@kewell65]

Imagine a all black tiger or lion

[@wanahmad2238]

Yes.. They are King of Wakanda.. Beautiful animal

[@mrdunkin83]

Black is beautiful

[@creativeikem1401]

It's obvious they are not a separate species cuz they are either usually physically shown to be melanistic leopards or jaguars with excess skin pigmentation.

[@gak2008]

they are so incredibly beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@user-tq4vr7lx5f]

Can you please make Giant cheetah versus dire wolf

[@hazfirasheva1601]

I hope he will make a video like this but I think the giant cheetah will win

[@markgraham5560]

Jaguar vs Wolverine

[@k2gaming343]

Wakanda forever

[@nottheonefromearth]

✊🏽

[@lemon-cd5un]

Wakannda for life

[@greyalien295]

Topdraw beautiful and powerful

[@Kojobones1]

Why’d they show a white person When talking about melanin and comparing it to black panthers…

[@elafila6883]

Yeah but can we live them alone. I hope they don’t get endangered

[@matteorossi8240]

Spotted hyena vs brown bear Antelope vs deer Mosk ox vs bison Black panther or melanistic leopard vs normal leopard Smilodon vs barbourofelis

[@enejjazbec6958]

Brown beqr ultra stomps Antelope Bison 50 50 Smilodon

[@bmt4628]

Bear god stomps Antelope Bison Idk Smilodok

[@bpdboy2006]

Brown bear wins.. even a clan of hyenas wouldn’t fw a bear Uhhh idk deer? Bison

[@Yautja_Editor]

MY request Harpy eagle vs king cobra

[@codyspinelli5609]

I mean I thought so my entire life until recent years

[@trueandfunfactswierdbuttru2383]

Lion vs jaguar

[@enejjazbec6958]

Lion easily he already made that video

[@imtyler99yearsago90]

He did that

[@anthonybooker206]

They are not a separate species. They are either black Jaguars or black leopards. It's an umbrella term.