Which of the following best describes the relationship between jaguars and panthers? a. panthers and jaguars are separate species. b. panthers are jaguars with predominantly dark or black pigmentation. c. juvenile jaguars are black and called panthers. d. during winter jaguars’ coats change from spotted to black.

The right option is; b. Panthers are jaguars with predominantly dark or black pigmentation

Panthers are large cats that belong to the Panthera genus which contains jaguars, snow leopards, lions, leopards, and tigers species. Panthers are jaguars that have mainly dark or black pigmentation. The dark or black colored panthers are the black jaguar found in the South and Central America (known as Panthera onca), and the black leopard found in Asia and Africa (known as Panthera pardus).

b - the respond is innate and varies over time.

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