Justafannow Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 yes, there are cougars around here, just no "black panthers" What alot of people see is a jaguarundi....google a picture of it had a game warden in palestine call me several yrs ago to come and catch one but I didn't. cougars/mt lions around here don't have the gene to produce black fur. Ask yourself, if so many people say they have seen a "black panther" then why has nobody ever killed one or even got a picture of one to show....only "visual"sightings", no documentation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camuchs Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Cougars do have melanin. Otherwise they wouldn't have dark hair on their face. Melanistic cougars are possible especially in low populations where inbreeding is likely to occur. Inbreeding increases the chances of producing melanistic offspring. Melanism is not actually black it is just darker brown shades. Although there are no documented "black" cougars to date, I expect with this technological age that one will eventually be documented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter92 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Cougars do have melanin. Otherwise they wouldn't have dark hair on their face. Melanistic cougars are possible especially in low populations where inbreeding is likely to occur. Inbreeding increases the chances of producing melanistic offspring. Melanism is not actually black it is just darker brown shades. Although there are no documented "black" cougars to date, I expect with this technological age that one will eventually be documented. The only "documented" big cat that can be black is a jaguar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camuchs Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 ^right, if there are "black" cougars, they are not really black. But some form of melanism is genetically "possible" in cougars albeit very recessive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawgDaze Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Sack you familiar with this photo? Was from a friend of a friend so I was not going to get real specific, that said you are right. I'm familiar with it. It was taken by one of my neighbor's game cams about a mile away from my house! Marty Davis got it on his game cam and then it made the Panola Watchman and somehow you got a hold of it. Been going around here for about a month now. If you want to see the area on Google Earth it is close to these coordinates: 32° 9'34.84"N 94°10'29.71"W in Deadwood, Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawgDaze Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 The only "documented" big cat that can be black is a jaguar. <----------A man who has done his research! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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