Why are panthers part of the cat family?

Black Panthers have unique habits. They are part of the cat family, and unlike most of the other cats, Black Panthers can roar instead of purr. Black Panthers rarely stick together outside of mating season, and they hunt by themselves. Black Panthers are also the strongest climbers in the cat family.

Panthers are members of the cat family.

Panthers belong to the cat family. The young ones of all creatures belonging to the cat family are called cubs.

Panther is a generic term and does not apply to a single species. It may refer to a lion - panthera leoa tiger - panthera tigris a leopard - pantera pardus a jaguar - panthera onca a snow leopard - panthera uncia

tigers are part of the cat family. panthers, lions, leopards, lynx, domestic cats are all related to the tiger.

There is no species called a black panther. The term is used to describe a melanistic (black) jaguar or a melanistic leopard. Both are in the genus panthera and are wild cats.

Panthers are solitary animals and will avoid other panthers or try to drive them out of their territory.

Panthers are not a breed in and of itself, but a member of the large cat family that is black in color. Panthers are native to three continents in the world; Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

No, monkey are not part of the cat family. But monkeys are enemies of the cat family.

Yes they are in fact all big cats are part of the feline family

The cat family

There is no species of animal known as a panther. The term panther is a generic term and applies to any animal belonging to the Panthera genus and includes lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards and jaguars. Some are nocturnal and some are diurnal and others can be active anytime of the day.

Animals of the "big cat" family, such as lions and panthers, can. Your average domesticated moggie is not interested in eating humans.

yes the lynx is part of the cat family

No way! A cat is part of the cat family while a rat is part of the rodent family.

tigers pumas lions cats panthers jaguar

a carnivore or a kangaroo Yes because they eat meat! Panthers - in fact, all members of the cat family - are primarily carnivores.

Lions belong to the Felidae (cat) family and are from the genus Panthera (panthers).

No, coyotes are related to wolves and wolves are known as part of the dog family... Lions, and tigers are part of the cat family

A jaguar is part of a cat family

yes they belong to the cat family.

no the are a part of the dog family ~ToxicWasteland's Update~ Not the 'dog' family. it's the Canine family. The Feline Family is actually the correct name for the 'cat' family.

The gladiators fought many kinds of animals in the Colosseum. Here are some of them: panthers, lions and all the animals in the big cat family, Rhinos, bulls, bears--they fought any animal that was considered dangerous. The gladiators fought many kinds of animals in the Colosseum. Here are some of them: panthers, lions and all the animals in the big cat family, Rhinos, bulls, bears--they fought any animal that was considered dangerous. The gladiators fought…

Yes, cougars are members of the big cat family.

Panthers are a apex predator and they hunt other animals for food. As with other members of the large cat family they are not social and unless looking for a mate stay and hunt in a designated area. They do climb trees and often can be seen taking a cat nap in one.

leopards, lions, tigers, pumas, panthers, cougars etc... so basically the cat family is the cousins of the cheetah.

They are Were-panthers Like werewolves, but cats... Debbie: "Ohhh no...she did NOT just compare us to a cat..."

No they are not.

A lion is part of the cat family.

The wolf is part of the Canidae family . A wolf is a part of the dog family

Yes, lions are part of the cat family. i just dont really recommend having one for a house pet! haha

What does the Wordsworth family do with Carolina Panthers, the Sports team? They make money. The Wordsworths own the Panthers.

A black panther is the melanistic color variant of any Panthera species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards (Panthera pardus) and black panthers in the Americas are black jaguars (Panthera onca).

Cheetahs are part of the felidae (cat) family.

No. Meerkats are members of the mongoose family.

Wolves are a partof a dog family

Hyenas are not part of the cat family. Hyena are the animals of the family Hyaenidae of suborder feliforms of the Carnivora. It is the fourth smallest biological family in the Carnivora (consisting of four species), and one of the smallest in the mammalia.

Yes they are.

Of course not. I don't know what it is related to but i am smart enough to guess not the cat family. LOL ^_^

Wolves are apart of the dog family, while cats, are well part of the cat family.

If your dog is grooming your cat, it means that the dog thinks the cat is part of the family.

Well It's a wolf, but part of the dog family. Foxes are part of the cat family so wolf=dog and fox=cat so yeah!

A melanistic jaguar or a melanistic leopard - both have black coats and are collectively known as black panthers.

There are black panthers but white panthers are just a white specimen of any of several species of larger cat.

No, a wolf is not part cat. A wolf is it's own species. However, wolves are in the dog family.

red foxes are part of the dog family

i think cats are a apart of the tiger family

The tiger is a member of the cat family , mainly because ,they have head similar shape , have whiskers and paws.

all members of the cat family purr because they are part of the cat family.

the domestic cat is a descendant of the big cats a the tabby cat is also a descendant of the jaguar