Q: I was reading your article (last Sunday) and had a question. Ithought mountain lions and panthers are the same thing.
Joseph, a former history teacher from the south suburbs
A: Like most, I thought the black panther was a subspecies of themountain lion. Check again. I went to Bob Bluett. The wildlifebiologist for the Illinois DNR is leading the investigation into thediscovery of a mountain lion in Randolph County last month. Hechecked several resources to find our answer. The rare and endangeredFlorida panther is a subspecies of the mountain lion. All other so-called black panthers are a myth or a melanotic (opposite of albino)mountain lion. Mountain lions can be …
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