Can a cougar be black

Answer 1

A cougar is not normally a black cat, regardless of whether it is wild or domestic. There are mixed tales about some black cougars living in parts of the United States, but science has not been able to prove this. There are other large cats, such as the panther, that can be pure black.

Answer 2

There is no particular species called a Black Panther. The name may apply to a melanistic (black) leopard or to a melanistic jaguar. There has never been a verified case of a black mountain lion. Since the mountain lion is not considered a true panther, the name would not apply to it if a melanistic form did exist. The term panther applies to lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars.

Answer 3

The jaguarundi is a close cousin of the cougar and from the same genus. It is frequently blackish in color. However, the jarguarundi is considerably smaller than the cougar. See the image above of a black phase animal.

Answer 4

Science has never verified any cases of melanistic (black) cougars. The cougar does have a close cousin, the jaguarundi, that sometimes has a black phase but these animals are much smaller than a cougar. See image above.

Answer 5

No, there is no documentation of a pure black cougar ever being sighted. The term black panther is used for other species such as the jaguar.

Answer 6

Yes there are. Search them on bing and there'l;l be pics.

Answer 7

There has never been a verified case of a melanistic (black) cougar. Melanism does occur in leopards and jaguars, however, which has earned them the name "black panthers."

Answer 8

There has never been a verified case of a melanistic (black) cougar. Only jaguars and leopards are known to occasionally produce melanistic individuals called collectively black panthers.

Answer 9

yes, they are called black panthers.

Answer 10

a Panther