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Originally Posted by turasultana
i believe he said it was a jaguar.
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Yes but they are interchangable terms - a jaguar is a panther
From the San Diego Zoo:
Most jaguars have tawny-colored fur with black rosettes, but some have black-on-black, or melanistic, coloration. (Click here to Spot the Cat Coats.) Usually jaguars that are found in darker rain forest areas are black. So, are they black panthers? No, there is no such animal! “Panther” is just an old general term that comes from the Panthera animal grouping name, and is sometimes used to describe leopards, jaguars, and pumas.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-jaguar.html