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tblue37

(65,541 posts) Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:58 PM Apr 2021

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Gorgeous leopard pair: one black, one spotted--

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Gorgeous leopard pair: one black, one spotted-- (Original Post) tblue37 Apr 2021 OP

Is this that couple that fell in love at first sight? Coventina Apr 2021 #1

I believe so. tblue37 Apr 2021 #3

I think they are jaguars. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #2

Same species, different coloration, no problem. Animals have more sense than humans. brush Apr 2021 #4

Coventina

(27,223 posts)

1. Is this that couple that fell in love at first sight?

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Apr 11, 2021, 12:02 AM

Apr 2021

IIRC, the male is the black and the female is the spotty one.

tblue37

(65,541 posts)

3. I believe so.

Reply to Coventina (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 11, 2021, 12:15 AM

Apr 2021

Ocelot II

(115,985 posts)

2. I think they are jaguars.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Apr 11, 2021, 12:13 AM

Apr 2021

The rosettes have spots in the middle; leopards don't have those.

A zoo in my area used to have a pair of jaguars named Mick and Bianca.

brush

(53,977 posts)

4. Same species, different coloration, no problem. Animals have more sense than humans.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Apr 11, 2021, 03:06 AM

Apr 2021

See also dogs and horses.

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