THE BLACK PANTHER

The panther is distributed all over India, Burma and Sri Lanka. It lives in forests as well as in open country in rocky ground or in scrub jungle. The panther is more diurnal in it’s habits than the tiger and frequently goes about in search of its prey during the day. A black variety of the panther, known as the Black Panther occurs in India. In this variety, the general colour of the coat is uniformly black or very intensely dark brown but the spots can still be made out if the skin is viewed from certain angles in favourable light.