black cougar?

[CBintheNorth]

Originally Posted by steve

The second image that pops up when you google black panther. Must be true.

Think of how many houndsmen in AB and BC have caught over 500 cats and never seen one. But how many in this thread have.

The one I saw is the only live cougar that I've ever seen in the wild. Yet almost everyone I personally know has seen several cougars each, but never a black one...go figure.

[ports]

i see alot of black sheep, deer , elk,etc. work at the mines.

[bluetick hounder]

Originally Posted by Elko

But how many black ones. Has any one actually seen dead or killed a real black cougar?

I have never seen one mounted, why not?

Hope this works

[coppershot]

^^^^^^Awesome...

[jkav]

When I was growing up in Northern California, a black mountain lion lived in the hills above a cousin's house -- we saw it occasionally over a span of several years. Spectacular animal.

J.

[Elko]

Bluetick what is the story there, where they from etc, nice to see some actual photo's.

[bluetick hounder]

Originally Posted by Elko

Bluetick what is the story there, where they from etc, nice to see some actual photo's.

I pulled those pics from another site. Go to Big Game Houndsmen and do a black cat search and there is a days worth of reading and a lot more pics!!

[Torkdiesel]

Looks like somebody dyed a cougar black then mounted it. I saw a black bear turned into a Panda before with a lot of work

[jakebrake]

Maybe it was a large male fisher they are black and have a long tail I see a few every year

[PBHunter]

Originally Posted by bluetick hounder

Hope this works

Those are clearly leopards (melanistic form aka "black panthers), possibly jaguars, but they look too small for that ... in the second and third pics, the "spots" are clearly visable under the black coat, which is true for all "black panthers" - leopards and jaguars, you can see the spots on the coat still with the correct light.

[nof60]

If a couger ate enough of these would he turn black?

[Hollingsworth]

That would be awesome to see... Just like is on duck dynasty keeps seeing that big black cat...lol cracks me up

[CenterFire]

Originally Posted by Hollingsworth

That would be awesome to see... Just like is on duck dynasty keeps seeing that big black cat...lol cracks me up

This is exactly what I was thinking as I read each post, LOL.

[Kolt30]

Originally Posted by CenterFire

This is exactly what I was thinking as I read each post, LOL.

x2 that why i clicked on the thread haha

[timba]

There are guys up in rainbow that say they have seen a black cougar and at close range.

timba

[bluetick hounder]

Originally Posted by PBHunter

Those are clearly leopards (melanistic form aka "black panthers), possibly jaguars, but they look too small for that ... in the second and third pics, the "spots" are clearly visable under the black coat, which is true for all "black panthers" - leopards and jaguars, you can see the spots on the coat still with the correct light.

I respectfully disagree, the second picture is a mountain lion all the way. The tawny colour deep in the black fur, the head, and even the frosty whiskers. I would bet money on this being a mountain lion not a jaguar

[PBHunter]

Originally Posted by bluetick hounder

I respectfully disagree, the second picture is a mountain lion all the way. The tawny colour deep in the black fur, the head, and even the frosty whiskers. I would bet money on this being a mountain lion not a jaguar

Jaguar /Leopard - the color you are referring to is the "normal color of those cats and you can see the outline of the "rosettes" or spots ... for Jaguars;

"Colour morphism occurs in the species. A near-black melanistic form occurs regularly. Jaguars with melanism appear entirely black, although their spots are still visible on close examination.

The black morph is less common than the spotted form but, at about six percent of the population,[36] it is several orders of magnitude above the rate of mutation. Hence, it is being supported by selection. Some evidence indicates the melanism allele is dominant.[37] The black form may be an example of heterozygote advantage; breeding in captivity is not yet conclusive on this.

Melanistic jaguars are informally known as black panthers, but like all forms of polymorphism, they do not form a separate species.
"

For cougars ...
"Cougar coloring is plain (hence the Latin concolor) but can vary greatly between individuals and even between siblings. The coat is typically tawny, but ranges to silvery-grey or reddish, with lighter patches on the underbody, including the jaws, chin, and throat. Infants are spotted and born with blue eyes and rings on their tails;[35] juveniles are pale, and dark spots remain on their flanks.[33] Despite anecdotes to the contrary, all-black coloring (melanism) has never been documented in cougars.[44] The term "black panther" is used colloquially to refer to melanistic individuals of other species, particularly jaguars and leopards."