Black
Panther
(Panthera
pardus) |
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Family:
Felids
Habitation:
Africa, South Asia and parts of the Arabic penisula
Appearance: o
Overall length: 1.70 - 2. 60 m, and weigh up to 80 kg. They have a
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They assmilate to almost every habitat, where they hunt daily and
nightly. They can silently get closer to their prey and then kill
it with one bite in the neck (throat or barque) or breaking the
backbone. When it is satiated, panther lays the remains of the
prey on the tree to defend it from scavengers. Moreover, black
panther can mange 3 days without water. Panther is a loner, that
only hunts and lives in pairs in mating season.
When necessary, they
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swim but mostly they are tree- and
rock-climbers
Nourishment: It
preys on every kind of animal, depending on the habitat: large ruminants,
boars, large birds, monkeys etc ...
Reproduction:
After 100 days of
gestation period, female gives birth to 2-4 blind cubs, who are defended
and nursed. After 4 years they become completely adult.
Characteristics: Black
panther is not a separate panther-form. It is just the melanistic form of
leopard - dark form. Because of fashion(pelages for women), this species
is extinct in some areas. There came a Baboon Plague, as panthers are
regulation
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balance.
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