Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinismsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1530arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1525arrow-down1imageTIL that black panthers aren’t a distinct species - they are jaguars or leopards with “melanism”, the opposite of albinismsh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
The trait is caused by a recessive allele in the leopard, and a dominant allele in the jaguar. Black Panther on Wikipedia
minus-squaredohpaz42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·8 months agoOh no! You’re right. How dare I use a dictionary of all things to define words? What was I thinking. Of course your superior intellect could easily see through my charade. Whatever would we do without you around to point out our mistakes? Shut up.
Oh no! You’re right. How dare I use a dictionary of all things to define words? What was I thinking. Of course your superior intellect could easily see through my charade. Whatever would we do without you around to point out our mistakes?
Shut up.