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__Black Panther //( panthera pardus)//__

The Black Panther is a living thing because it can

__A)Grow And Develop:__ The Black Panther can live up to between 12-15 years.The Black Panther can grow to between 1.1m to 1.9m. It can weigh between 66-198 lbs. They can run up to 30 mph at top speed. Panthers will be fully grown by the time they are 18-24 months old. Panthers are becoming endangered because of human development. When the cubs are born they weigh between 16-32 oz. Most of the time the cubs will be sleeping and nursing on its mothers milk. The cubs learn how to hunt for themselves when they are 2-3 months old. Less than half of Panther cubs live until their 1 year old.

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__B)Reproduce:__ A female Black Panther will often have their cubs at around 2 and a half years old. The gestation period is between 90-105 days. She will raise the cubs on her own. When the cubs are born their eyes are closed and they are born spotted grey fur. Male Black Panthers will live alone for almost all of their lives. They will only stay with the female for a few days during the mating period then they leave the female to have the cub and raise it all by her self. Males usually do not mate until they are 3 or 4 years old. Outside of mating season males and females usually try to avoid eatch other. When a female is ready to mate she will make sawing noises to attract a male. She also leaves behind a scent for males to follow. Fights can occur between males during mating season. mating can take place at anytime of the year. The mother panther will find a safe birth den in a cave, pile of rocks, or in a hollow treee before delievery.

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__C) Respond To Its Environment__

Their black fur camouflages them in both the forest and the darkness of the night. They almost become invisible in the dark of the night. They are excellent climbers because they need to climb up trees to stay away from predators such as hyenas and lions. It also climbs up trees to bring their prey up there to eat them away from other animals.



__Food Chain:__ The Panther is near the top of the food chain they only get eaten by hyenas and lions. When they are cubs they are extremely vulnerable. __The Black Panther Meets Its Needs In The Following Ways:__
 * Kingdom: || [|Animalia] ||
 * Phylum: || [|Chordata] ||
 * Class: || [|Mammalia] ||
 * Order: || [|Carnivora] ||
 * Family: || [|Felidae] ||
 * Subfamily: || [|Pantherinae] ||
 * Genus: || //**Panthera**// [|Oken], 1816 ||
 * ~ [|Type species] ||
 * = //[|Felis pardus]// [|Linnaeus] ||
 * = //[|Felis pardus]// [|Linnaeus] ||

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/panther/
 * < Nutrients and Energy || The black panther does most of its hunting on the ground but it will do some hunting from trees and pounce on their prey. Panthers will eat Deer, Warthogs, Tapir, Wild Boar, Antelope, Birds, and Rabbits. They mostly hunt in the night because their fur camouflages them in the night. ||
 * < Water || The Black panther will get most of its water from eating its prey but occasionally it will drink water from lakes, rivers, and ponds. ||
 * < Air || The Black Panther gets its oxygen by staying on land and breathing. ||
 * < Habitat || The Black Panther is an incredibly adaptable animal which lives in many habitats such as Grasslands, Deserts, Mountains, and Swamplands. In Africa and Asia. The reason Black Panthers live in so many different habitats is because they eat so many different animals. ||

http://blackpantheranimal.com/black-panther-life-cycle.php