BLACK JAGUAR ~ BLACK PANTHER larger Art Print

His name is "Ebony" and he rules the night! Associated with ancient tribal and modern mythologies and assigned powerful spiritual attributes, the black panther or Puma is a highly respected Animal Totem in many cultures. More Information: A black panther is a large black cat. Black panthers are melanistic colour variants of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars (Panthera onca), in Asia and Africa black leopards (Panthera pardus), and in North America may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars (Puma concolor – although this has not been proven to have a black variant), or smaller cats.[1][2] Black panthers are also reported as cryptids in areas such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, and for these (if they do exist) the species is not known. Captive black panthers may be black jaguars, or more commonly black leopards. Black panthers have sometimes been regarded as forming different species from their normally-coloured relatives. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther 25% of proceeds from the sales of this item, benefit the Big Cat Rescue group in Florida. Thank you for caring.