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Africa." Thomas said, "but I wouldn't say they were common anywhere."
According to Big Cat Rescue, the coloring comes from a surplus of melanin, the same pigment responsible for
suntans, and an animal with the condition is known as 'melanistic. Also, just because black partners are dark in
color doesn't mean they don't have spots - they're just harder to see. When their chat catches the sunlight in a
certain way, you can see their sports very distinctly; at a bit of a distance, or if there is not direct sunlight on
Society's Bronx Zoo, which is home to two black leopards. "Black leopards are more common in Asia than in
them, they look just like a solid black animal," said Patrick Thomas, general curator of the Wildlife Conservation​

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As cinemagoers around the world marvel at the new superhero movie Black Panther, we here at National Geographic wanted to share some facts about these real-life fascinating felines.

First things first: a 'black panther' is not its own species—it's an umbrella term that refers to any big cat with a black coat. (Learn more about National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative.)

The condition is caused by the agouti gene, which regulates the distribution of black pigment within the hair shaft, according to the University of California, Davis. It's most well known in leopards, which live in Asia and Africa, and jaguars, inhabitants of South America. (Domestic cat lovers might be interested to know the agouti gene doesn't cause black fur in house cats.)

According to Big Cat Rescue, the colouring comes from a surplus of melanin, the same pigment responsible for suntans, and an animal with the condition is known as "melanistic."

Also, just because black panthers are dark in colour doesn't mean they don't have spots—they're just harder to see. (Also see "'Strawberry' Leopard Discovered—A First.")