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Black Panther By: G.C.
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Black Panther By: G.C.
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Animal Name: Black Panther
Kingdom: Animalia
Characteristics that place it here:
Multicellular
Specialized tissues
Heterotroph
Ingest food and digest in an internal activity
Phylum: Chordata
Characteristics that place it here:
Bylateral symmetry
Segmented body and muscles
Single dorsal hollow nerve cord usually with an enlarged anterior and brain
Class: Mammalia
Characteristics that place it here:
3 middle ear bones
Hair
The production of milk
Order: Carnivora
Characteristics that place it here:
Meat eating
Teeth
Strong vision
Strong hearing and smelling
Family: Felidae
Characteristics that place it here:
Retractable claws,
Rostrum,
Vestigal or absent baculum.
Genius and Species: Black Panther
Characteristics that place it here:
7ft. long from nose to tail
Mid-dorsal region particularly rich in color
White flecking on head wape
Shoulders
Whirl or hair on their backs.
Fun Facts on Black Panthers
There are only 50 to 60 of these big cats in the world left making it the most endangered mammal on earth
Habitat loss and hunting over the past century are responsible for population declines
The remaining panthers are threatened by genetic defects resulting by inbreeding and murcury poisoning.
Adultales can weigh up to 150 pounds and females weigh less than 100 pounds
A female is ready to beed within 2 1/2 years, but has to establish a territory first
When females give birth to kittens the males do not help raise them
Florids panther are ocasionally killed by cars and trucks, but mostly by hunters
Most panther now are having health problems due to the poor habitat conditions and the genetic effects
References:
April 17, 2002 http://animaldiversity.com
www.fpl.com/enviroment/endangered/contents/panther_facts.shtml#TopOfPage
Poem: Black Panther
They are swift, deadly, and always near
they stomp on their prey and slice it in two
and if you were near and looking around beware
of the soundless sound of the PANTHER!
