The dark panther walking into the light, and the golden leopard stalking through the dense jungle. W
The dark panther walking into the light, and the golden leopard stalking through the dense jungle. Which colorway do you like more?The leopard comes in five subspecies that live across the continents of Africa and Asia. The one I drew here specifically is an African Leopard, which are easily recognizable due to their distinctive open rosette pattern (though occasionally misidentified as a jaguar, their Americas living cousin, you can identify those through their rosettes having a dot in the middle and just being bulkier in general). African Leopards are considered a vulnerable species with their primary threats including by habitat loss, human conflict as their natural prey numbers dwindle causing them to seek out livestock to eat, as well as trophy hunting and poachingThe melanistic variant of the leopard is often called a panther or a black panther, though any big cat with a darker coat can be called that (like a jaguar). In Leopards the melanistic coat variant is as common as 11% of the total population. This darker coloration is caused by a recessive gene that both parents must carry, and it brings an advantage to those who live in low light forests and junglesWant a mini print? You have to wait (I will announce when they come in here), but big prints are available now at my Inprnt! If you are a member of my Patreon at the Cerise Swan tier you will be getting one of these two Leopard color ways as your reward this month. Sign up before March 31st to get this reward too sent anywhere in the world for free, and save 4.50 USD nationally and 6 USD internationally from the Etsy price. Learn more at my Patreon! -- source link
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