Panthers' Spots
Most people’s image of a black panther has a sleek and
uniformly black coat. However, a black panther is not a species in its own
right; it is merely a name for any large black cat – a melanistic variant of a
normal species.
Jaguars and leopards – the most common black
panthers – both normally have spots on their coats and these darker areas persist
on the black background. In certain lights, typically shaped spots are clearly
visible on the panther’s coat