Leopards and Panthers

They are predators. What they hunt for is called their prey, some are antelope, and hares
predator

No. There are no tigers in Australia; nor have there ever been.

The now-extinct animal sometimes called the Tasmanian tiger was not a tiger at all. Its proper name was Thylacine, and it was a marsupial, unlike tigers which are placental mammals.

Panther is a generic term that applies to all members of the Panthera genus and that includes lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards and jaguars. A lioness would have great difficulty killing a tiger.

"Black panthers" are merely melanistic (black) specimens of the leopard (Panthera Pardus) or the jaguar (Panthera Onca). There is no such thing as a "black panther" species, and, as neither the leopard or jaguar is endangered at the moment, neither are the black members of those species.

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Black panthers are more of a genus than of a species. So you've gotten that part right, but don't say that black panthers don't exist, because they ARE real.

I think they do NOT have scales

they really do not have them.

they have a kind of teeth on their skin called dermal denticles. There are made of the same materials as teeth and have enamel.

They live in the savanna, semi-deserts, forests , and grasslands.

No, there are melanistic (black) forms of the leopard, jaguar, or cougar which people may consider to be a black panther but the fact is that the leopard/jaguar was born with melanistic (black) chromosomes instead of normal pigmentation chromosomes.

The term "black panther" is the over-all term for melanistic (black) leopards, jaguars, or cougars.

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Blacks panthers ARE real, they're just melanistic forms of the leopard, jaguar, and cougar. It's like saying the wolf isn't real, it just has many types.

There are no leopards or jaguars coming to Arizona. There are only leopard in Zoos that are highly trained to contain and nurture animals like so. Unless a zoo has let them go, those animals will not be coming back.

a leopard is 5 to 4 feet
6 ft long 3 ft tall

A lynx is a smaller usually golden cat with black tufts on its ears found in areas like forest and mountains, a leopard is more of a jungle cat but also found in savannahs that climbs trees and is yellow with black spots.

it has four toes and when a cougar walks it is rare to see its claw prints because there claws retractable

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.

Panther is not a particular animal. It can refer to any big cat from the genus panthera - an African lion, a tiger, a leopard, a snow leopard or a jaguar. None of them live in dens.

Cleopatra's pet leopard was named Arrow. It is not known who gave her the pet or where the pet came from. Leopards can be found in the wild in countries such as Pakistan, India, China, and parts of Africa. She also had a horse named Bucephalus. It is believed that her leopard ate her sisters pet monkey.

Correction here, in a way. The above is probably correct but its source is from FICTION. In fiction anything goes. In reality, we do not know of Cleopatra ever having any pets nor do we know their names. Its highly unlikely that in reality, a future queen would be subject to the unpredictable temperament of a wild animal such as a leopard. Also, only one of the ancient writers even mentions that Cleopatra could ride a horse and this was only hearsay -- queens or princesses simply did not do this in those days. Besides, the name of the horse should have clued you in to the fictionalized version of Cleopatra, as Bucephalas was the name of Alexander the Great's horse and no other -- at least not mentioned in history.

a leopard needs food, air, and earth and also it needs lots of space to run around and some shade to hide from sunlight.

As with all animals, panthers get their energy from the food they consume.

Absolutely not! Those are WILD animals and would appreciate it if you left them to be in their natural habitat. They will be much happier and healther (nonetheless safer for both you and the panther). Xox, Smartiiz.

Yes if they have a liscense and raised it from when it was younger it is fine

There is only one species of leopard, Panthera pardus. There are, however, nine subspecies of leopard, and although some are doing quite well, others are endangered. Here is a list of the subspecies and their conservation status:

African Leopard: Least Concern

Indian Leopard: Near Threatened

Javan Leopard: Critically Endangered

Arabian Leopard: Critically Endangered

Amur Leopard: Critically Endangered

North Chinese Leopard: Endangered

Persian Leopard: Endangered

Indo-Chinese Leopard: Vulnerable

Sri Lankan Leopard: Endangered

They growl, but rank among the four types of big cat that have the ability to roar.

A two and a half minute recording of the Leopard's growl can be accessed via the related link listed below.

It depends on where you live. If you live in the USA, 19 out of 50 states have a ban on exotic animals as pets, including the leopard. You just have to figure out if your state has a ban on owning them.

There are panthers living in Tennessee. There have been numerous reports throughout the state, especially in the far east mountainous region and on the plateau around crossville and cookeville. There have also been sightings near the Chattanooga area and the far west area of Tennessee. However, it is not confirmed that there are panthers in Tennessee because "officials" have not spotted one.

If there are big cats in the wild there, they would be either escapes, or pumas, which may still be found in some areas.

Black panther sightings are not unknown from many places, especially in the southeastern US. However, the only big cats that have all black specimens are the leopard and jaguar, and neither is found here ( some jaguars wander in from time to time in southwestern states, but none are black). The puma or mountain lion was once found in the region, but exists in the east only in Florida. These cats are never black. Maybe escaped exotic pets can account for the sightings, but no black cats are native here.

Yes. In rare cases, they can cause serious injury. They are wild animals, which makes them unpredictable.