Greyman 31,525 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 1 hour ago, tank34 said: What type of big cat is it greyman A melonistic leopard mate same as all the black cats we see in the countryside 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,426 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 4 minutes ago, Greyman said: A melonistic leopard mate same as all the black cats we see in the countryside Am i right in thinking " melonistic " is the opposite to albino ?......ie,instead of lacking pigmentation theres too much of it ? Surely theres got to be a seriously large population of regular leopards in the countryside to get such genetic freaks as melonistic/albino ?......seems a bit far fetched to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 11,403 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 11 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: Am i right in thinking " melonistic " is the opposite to albino ?......ie,instead of lacking pigmentation theres too much of it ? Surely theres got to be a seriously large population of regular leopards in the countryside to get such genetic freaks as melonistic/albino ?......seems a bit far fetched to me. If two melanistic leopards mate, all the offspring will also be melanistic. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 3,043 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 11 minutes ago, shaaark said: If two melanistic leopards mate, all the offspring will also be melanistic. i don't think that is correct, it's not always the case Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 11,403 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 5 minutes ago, greg64 said: i don't think that is correct, it's not always the case I'm certainly not an expert on genetics, I got it from here; Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 11,403 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Just now, shaaark said: I'm certainly not an expert on genetics, I got it from here; And even if two spotted leopards that carried the melanistic gene mated, some of the offspring could be melanistic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 3,043 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 2 minutes ago, greg64 said: i think they are more likely to be all black but is not always the case 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,426 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 (edited) 36 minutes ago, shaaark said: If two melanistic leopards mate, all the offspring will also be melanistic. Yes i know mate same as 2 albino's will create an albino etc My point being 1 genetic freak within a small population of leopards hiding in the countryside seems far fetched......2 would just be impossible. Edited July 11 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 11,403 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 1 minute ago, greg64 said: i think they are more likely to be all black but is not always the case Certainly interesting, even if I don't fully understand it lol. Genetics has never really been 'my thing.' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 3,043 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Just now, shaaark said: Certainly interesting, even if I don't fully understand it lol. Genetics has never really been 'my thing.' your not alone i just asked the question 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 11,403 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 2 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: My point being 1 genetic freak within a small population of leopards hiding in the countryside seems far fetched......2 would just be impossible. But if two melanistic leopards were to breed in our countryside, the chances are their offspring will also be melanistic. It's all in the genetics which I don't, and don't claim to, fully understand lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WataWalloper 3,573 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 9 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: Yes i know mate same as 2 albino's will create an albino etc My point being 1 genetic freak within a small population of leopards hiding in the countryside seems far fetched......2 would just be impossible. I could be wrong here, but don’t he black uns come mostly from a similar area, an that’s where they caught loads from to use in the pet trade, don’t even know where iv heard that but it does make sense, to me anyways haha 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,426 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 4 minutes ago, shaaark said: But if two melanistic leopards were to breed in our countryside, the chances are their offspring will also be melanistic. It's all in the genetics which I don't, and don't claim to, fully understand lol. I know what you're saying mate but 1 genetic freak within a small hidden away population of leopards in the countryside is hard to believe......2 .....and for them 2 to then find each other,would surely mean numbers wise theres got to be normal regular leopards on every other street corner I normally stay out of these debates as ive no real clue what im on about its just too hot to go outside Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 11,403 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 5 minutes ago, WataWalloper said: I could be wrong here, but don’t he black uns come mostly from a similar area, an that’s where they caught loads from to use in the pet trade, don’t even know where iv heard that but it does make sense, to me anyways haha I think you are correct, katch. I've read similar, a lot of melanistic leopards coming from the malay peninsula. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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