How many black panthers are left in the world?

Panther, also known as the magnificent Black Panther, is a black panther; instead, the Black Panther is a group and family of large cats. Panther is a species itself but rather a name, a general name used in referring to any feline that is a member of the Big cat family colored black.

Thus, Leopards and Jaguars are the famous felines referred to as the Balck panther for their distinct dark brown to black color coat. The remaining number of these beautiful species started to decrease.

This group of cats has more melanin than the others on their fur creating a darker and black coat which is why they are often referred to as the Black Panther.

Only two species which are the Leopards and Jaguars are considered Panther, species that are similarly alike even though both animals were from different parts of the world.

Panthers are now classified as endangered. Their number starts to decrease due to the predator and threats they encounter in their environment and habitat — threats and dangers from poachers and a significant threat from deforestation.

Both species produce a litter of 2–4 cubs after a pregnancy period that takes around three months. During the gestation period of female Leopards and Jaguars, there’s an occurrence where a cub gets a black coat from a simple recessive gene while the other takes it from their parents.

Panther cubs are vulnerable to predators, for the cubs don’t open their eyes until they turn two weeks old and are always on their mother’s side for two years.

Only a hundred Amur leopards in the wild are critically endangered, alarming while only 600 black jaguars out of 15,000 jaguars are left in the wild. Due to the decreasing number of panthers, campaigns where various wildlife conservation organizations protect and aim to provide awareness and education about the species and how to protect these beautiful black coat animals walk free from dangers.