<div dir="ltr"><div><div>A student asked me why we don't have any books about panthers. We have a couple of books that refer to them, but no individual books. When I tried to find some, I was stymied.</div></div><div><br></div>Can anyone recommend books about panthers, the animal? I can only find one book about the Florida Panther, but it's not black. There are plenty of books about sports teams called Panthers and the Black Panther Party, but none about the animal.<div><br></div><div>I've learned that panthers are considered leopards. Here is what Britannica says, "<span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">All-black leopards, or black panthers, are most common in eastern Asia." </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font color="#555555" face="Open Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">World Book: </font><span class="gmail-content_text" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-type-side" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,100,54)"><font class="gmail-readaloud">Panther</font></span></strong></font></span><span class="gmail-content_text" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud"> is a name used loosely for certain members of the cat family. The </font></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud">leopard,</font></span><span class="gmail-content_text" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud"> a native of Asia and Africa, </font></span><span class="gmail-content_text" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud">is called a panther. The </font></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud">puma</font></span><span class="gmail-content_text" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud"> of North America, also known as the </font></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud">cougar</font></span><span class="gmail-content_text" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud"> or </font></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud">mountain lion,</font></span><span class="gmail-content_text" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud"> is sometimes called a panther. People give it that name particularly in the eastern United States. A few authorities apply the name only to large leopards. See also </font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal"></span><font class="gmail-readaloud" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal"><a title="Florida panther" href="http://worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar201370#tab=homepage" style="background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,100,54)">Florida panther</a></font><span class="gmail-content_text" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud">; </font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal"></span><font class="gmail-readaloud" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal"><a title="Leopard" href="http://worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar319960#tab=homepage" style="background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,100,54)">Leopard</a></font><span class="gmail-content_text" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud">; </font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal"></span><font class="gmail-readaloud" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal"><a title="Mountain lion" href="http://worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar375900#tab=homepage" style="background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,100,54)">Mountain lion</a></font><span class="gmail-content_text" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud">.</font></span></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font color="#000000" face="Open Sans, Arial, sans-serif">Any suggestions? Do you have animal books about panthers?</font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font color="#000000" face="Open Sans, Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font color="#000000" face="Open Sans, Arial, sans-serif">Jill Berry</font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font color="#000000" face="Open Sans, Arial, sans-serif">Elm School</font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font color="#000000" face="Open Sans, Arial, sans-serif">Burr Ridge</font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="gmail-content_text" style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:28px;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font class="gmail-readaloud"><br></font></span></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br></div></div>