American Traditional Floral Panther Counted Cross Stitch Pattern: Dark Tattoo Style Embroidery (PDF) - Etsy UK

Many people assume the ‘black panther’ to be a separate species. This is wrong! ‘Black panther’ is a commonly used name to refer to a colour variation in leopards (and also jaguars in the Americas) where a rare genetic mutation causes production of excess black pigmentation on their coat (melanism). This dark pigmentation masks the usual rosette pattern of the leopard giving it an all-black appearance. If you ever look closely at the coat of a melanistic leopard, you will see the underlying rose

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