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Bagheera in the rain The jungles of India are home to many strange, rare and beautiful creatures, and to spot one such in the wild is a dream come true. Due to the excess black pigment melanin giving it a dark or black coat; it is also called as black panther or melanistic leopard. What ever one might call it, one cant stop gazing at this alluring beauty. Indian leopard,Panthera pardus fusca Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Bagheera in the rain

The jungles of India are home to many strange, rare and beautiful creatures, and to spot one such in the wild is a dream come true. Due to the excess black pigment melanin giving it a dark or black coat; it is also called as black panther or melanistic leopard. What ever one might call it, one cant stop gazing at this alluring beauty.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Fantastic spotting, Mohammed! We have only one more over here:
    Black Panther aka melanistic leopard Dream sighting and lucky enough to shoot too! What a weekend in the jungle... this image is 24 hours old! :)<br /> <br /> Due to a mutation in the melanin gene, these leopards have Melanism, a development of the dark-colored pigment melanin in the skin or its appendages and is the opposite of albinism. Historically, it was also the medical term for black jaundice [wiki]. Geotagged,India,Indian leopard,Panthera pardus fusca,Spring


    PS: can you please set the country? See the "Set country" button.     Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Mohammed Salman's profile
      Mohammed Salman
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      Thanks, will do Posted 9 years ago

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The Indian leopard

The Indian leopard is a leopard subspecies widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent and classified as "Near Threatened" by IUCN since 2008. The species "Panthera pardus" may soon qualify for the "Vulnerable" status due to habitat loss and fragmentation, heavy poaching for the illegal trade of skins and body parts in Asia, and persecution due to conflict situations.

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