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A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of any Panthera, particularly of the leopard in Asia and Africa, and the jaguar in the Americas.
Melanism is the increased development of the dark-colored pigment melanin in the skin or hair.
In India, they can be found in Kabini
Wildlife Sanctuary,
AnshiDandeli Sanctuary (Karnataka), Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (Tamil Nadu) and
TadobaAndhari Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra)
