Melanistic in a sentence

The coat is variously described as sandy, tawny or greyish with brown, chestnut or faded rosettes. citation Variant colouration Melanistic leopard or " black panther main Melanistic leopards, known, like the melanistic jaguars, as "black panthers".

The safari will be the first of its kind anywhere in the world, and the Chief Minister invited tourists to see “the rare and majestic” melanistic tiger species “found only in Odisha”.

We thought the more rare melanistic animals would pique human interest for being more unusual and trigger more protections.

Many assume that the big cat belongs to a different species, however, it is just a melanistic variant of the leopard.

The species is known as the melanistic tiger because of a gene defect which means their thick black stripes, with little space between them, hide the orange fur.

A near-black melanistic form occurs regularly.

A pseudo-melanistic leopard has a normal background color, but the spots are more densely packed than normal and merge to obscure the golden-brown background color.

Between 1885 and 1934, six pseudo-melanistic leopards were recorded in the Albany and Grahamstown districts of South Africa.

Color morphism A melanistic jaguar is a color morph which occurs at about 6 percent frequency in populations.

Cougar There are no authenticated cases of truly melanistic cougars (pumas).

Its pelage is typically more reddish and sparsely furred than the coyote's and gray wolf's, though melanistic individuals do occur. citation Its fur is generally tawny to grayish in color, with light markings around the lips and eyes.

Melanistic cougars have never been photographed or shot in the wild and none has ever been bred.

Several colour morphs of the cheetah have been identified, including melanistic and albino forms. citation Black cheetah have been observed in Kenya and Zambia.

Their ulnae and radii are not fused, which also contributes to a greater range of motion when climbing trees and stalking prey. citation Melanistic clouded leopards are uncommon.

These wholly or partially melanistic tigers, if they exist, are assumed to be intermittent mutations rather than a distinct species. citation McDougal, C. (1977) The Face of the Tiger.