Baby Black Jaguar



He may look like a panther, but he’s all jaguar. A rare black jaguar cub was born a couple of months ago at the Huachipa zoo in Lima. The unnamed youngster is the third of this endangered species to be born in capitivity in Peru. You can see his faint jaguar markings in another picture at Green Expander. Link -via Fark

Correction: Jess left a comment and told me something I did not know:

Black jaguars are panthers. Any jaguar, leopard, or cougar who is born black can be called a black panther.

I had always thought a panther was a black leopard only, but Wikipedia says Jess is right!


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Posted on May 7, 2008 at 6:09 am by Miss Cellania
Category: Animal



7 Comments to "Baby Black Jaguar"

  • Jess
    May 7th, 2008 at 7:50 am

    Black jaguars are panthers. Any jaguar, leopard, or cougar who is born black can be called a black panther.

  • Idil
    May 7th, 2008 at 8:38 am

    But would this cub be classified as a panther? He definitely has distinct markings and is not all black…

  • Jess
    May 7th, 2008 at 9:41 am

    If you look up close, no black panther jaguars or leopards are completely black and you will still be able to make out their markings. They’re still panthers though. Adult black panther cougars will look blacker as they don’t have as many markings as jaguars and leopards do.

  • Miss Cellania
    May 7th, 2008 at 9:52 am

    The panther is like a leopard,
    Except it hasn’t been peppered.
    Should you behold a panther crouch,
    Prepare to say Ouch.
    Better yet, if called by a panther,
    Don’t anther.

    -Ogden Nash

  • Rich
    May 7th, 2008 at 10:31 am

    I guess a leopard doesn’t change his spots… but a panther might…

  • Lea
    May 7th, 2008 at 6:53 pm

    Look at the size of those paws!!! He’ll be huge! (as one would expect of a panther)

  • Viola
    May 7th, 2008 at 7:20 pm

    So pretty. I want it to be my next coat.

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