THE BLACK PANTHER. This member of the Panther species differs from the others principally in the dark hue of its fur and the consequent
indistinctness of its spots. It is a restless hunter, killing not only mammals but also birds. The animal in the picture is represented in its native Sumatran
jungle, ready to seize an aquatic bird which has become aware, too late, of its enemy's stealthy approach. (Felis melas.)
Date 1895
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6220155115
Author Alfred Edmund Brehm; Haacke, Wilhelm; Pechuël-Loesche, Eduard; Schmidtlein, Richard.
Full title Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools.
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The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the four 'big cats' of the genus Panthera. The leopard is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. Leopards have the largest distribution of any wild cat, occurring widely in Africa as well as eastern and southern Asia.