Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)

[Spalea]

Zhayynn James: " In all the years I’ve been to Kabini, this was only the 2nd time I’d ever seen the black panther. This was the first time I saw it face to face, and what an amazing experience it was! Bold, black and beautiful, he looked at me with his jade green eyes as he languidly stretched out along a thick bough. I was in the presence of something special and he knew that I knew it.
A black panther is not a separate species as is often thought. It is simply a mutation causing melanism in any member of the genus Panthera, but most often is seen in leopards and jaguars. In this instance, this is a melanistic leopard and is a regular leopard in every other sense, except for its black coat. "

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