| 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, |
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| Cougar and Jaguar. |
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| So a correct
identification of a big cat |
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| 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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