{"id":14681,"date":"2024-04-30T16:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T11:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/?p=14681"},"modified":"2026-09-17T19:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:37:54","slug":"black-panther-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/black-panther-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Panther in India | Black Leopard in Pench National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14681\" class=\"elementor elementor-14681\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90dbad6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90dbad6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ef9c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72ef9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh, <strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penchtreelodge.com\/pench-national-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pench National Park<\/a><\/strong> is located in the districts of Seoni and Chhindwara. Named after the pristine River Pench which flows through the park, Pench National Park is one of the most popular wildlife reserves in India. Inspite of tiger being the top predator, Pench is more famous for its black panther or black leopard sightings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1d6a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c1d6a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b514c uael-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"73b514c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;heading_text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;heading_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-main-wrapper\" data-headings=\"h1,h2,h3\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-toc-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Table of Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-toc-headings=\"headings\" class=\"uael-toc-list uael-toc-list-disc\" data-scroll=\"\" ><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-empty-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Add a header to begin generating the table of contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79314f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79314f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":8409,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pench-Map-22.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pench-Map-22-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"map of pench tiger reserve\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pench-Map-22-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pench-Map-22-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pench-Map-22-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pench-Map-22-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pench-Map-22-533x300.webp 533w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pench-Map-22-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pench-Map-22.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The beautiful rocky outcrops in Pench make it an ideal habitat for leopard. Known for its picturesque background, tourists enjoy seeing and taking pictures of this elusive feline at Pench.<\/p>\n<p>Recently guides and tourists were surprised with another magical addition \u2013 the black leopard (the bagheera at last).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":14685,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0887.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"415\" class=\"wp-image-14685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0887-1024x415.webp\" alt=\"leopards of pench\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0887-1024x415.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0887-300x121.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0887-768x311.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0887-1536x622.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0887-2048x829.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0887-150x61.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Black_Leopard_in_Pench\"><\/span><strong>Black Leopard in Pench<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Seen on March 15, 2024 for the first time , the black leopard of Pench fondly called by the guides as \u201cKaala\u201d (meaning black in hindi ) is a 6 -7 month old cub. Kaala , is partially black with clearly seen rosette patterns on its body. Kaala is usually sighted with its mother and it often gives a quick glimpse or peep out from a thicket of the leaves or logs. It is usually seen moving during dusk when it starts getting dark.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":14686,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-08-at-19.48.01-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" class=\"wp-image-14686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-08-at-19.48.01-1-1024x473.webp\" alt=\"black leopard in pench national park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-08-at-19.48.01-1-1024x473.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-08-at-19.48.01-1-300x139.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-08-at-19.48.01-1-768x355.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-08-at-19.48.01-1-150x69.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-08-at-19.48.01-1.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">Black Leopard cub in Pench National Park<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Know More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/best-place-to-see-leopards-in-india\/\">Best Places To See Leopard In India<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In contrast to the normal spots of dry grass or a dry leaf filled forest floor in which the normal leopards camouflage very well, Kaala chooses trees or climbers with dense foliage of leaves or a moist rotten or a dark wooden log fallen on ground as its hiding spot which serves as a perfect camouflage for its colour.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":14687,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0876-scaled.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" class=\"wp-image-14687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0876-1024x724.webp\" alt=\"map of pench national park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0876-1024x724.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0876-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0876-768x543.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0876-1536x1086.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0876-2048x1448.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG-0876-150x106.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Pench being a perfect habitat for leopards also has its own niches where this dark beauty can grow up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Being a curious little cub, Kaala is slowly getting to know the tourism vehicles in his area and is starting learn its territory with its mother and we are sure that one day Kaala will rule the jungle of Pench and will eventually know why it is special.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Know More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/finding-leopards-in-the-tiger-country\/\">Leopards In Satpura<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>WHY THIS BLACK COLOUR ? WHAT IS MELANISM<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Melanism is a color polymorphism that is seen in various groups of organism, in which the skin \/fur\/plumage is darker than what it would be considered the normal or \u201cwild\u201d phenotype.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Several biological factors such as<strong> thermoregulation, susceptibility or response to disease, camouflage, aposematism, sexual selection and reproductive success <\/strong>could be directly influenced by melanism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The occurrence of melanism is rather common in <em>felidae<\/em>, having been documented in 13 of the 38 felid species. In none of them has it reached fixation, but rather always exists as a polymorphic phenotype and it is present only in two species of Panthera &#8211; <strong>The leopard (<em>Panthera pardus)<\/em><\/strong> and <strong>the jaguar<\/strong><em><strong> (Panthera onca)<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MELANISM IN LEOPARD (<em>Panthera pardus<\/em>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In case of leopards melanism is induced by a recessively inherited mutation in ASIP (agouti signalling protein) gene which induces the black pigmentation. In simple words melanistic cubs can be born to spotted parents who carry the recessive gene for melanism.<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Although leopards are found in more than 100 eco-regions,<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\"> melanism is found to be most common in tropical and subtropical moist forests<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The selection of the gene for melanism seem to be driven by <strong>temperature and moisture <\/strong>related to thermo-regulation in natural habitat, suggesting that the presence of melanism<strong> may be regulated by climatic features<\/strong>. The degree to which the animal is black also seem to be affected by the same.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">In India, the intensity of darkness of the melanistic leopard seem to have been influenced by the habitat <\/span><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">as the rainforests (western ghats ) are known to have fully dark specimens while the dry deciduous forests of Central India partially black ones are observed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Know More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/gates-in-pench\/\">Best Gates in Pench National Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>EARLIER RECORD OF BLACK LEOPARD IN PENCH<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In the buffer called Khawasa , black leopard was sighted in the monsoon 2022 August. However after the month of November it was not known to be seen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1367\">Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The story of Kaala, the young black leopard in Pench, is a reminder of how India\u2019s jungles constantly surprise us. If you&#8217;re a wildlife enthusiast planning to explore more, consider visiting our other lodges across India\u2019s top tiger landscapes\u2014from the misty sal forests around our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanhaearthlodge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resort in Kanha<\/a>, to the rocky hills near our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingslodge.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resort in Bandhavgarh<\/a>, the vibrant teak woodlands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waghobaecolodge.com\/tadoba-national-park\"><strong data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1770\">Tadoba<\/strong><\/a>, and the serene river landscapes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denwabackwaterescape.com\/satpura-national-park\"><strong data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1818\">Satpura<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs_for_Black_Panther\"><\/span>FAQs for Black Panther<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"tiger-faq\"><details open=\"\">\n<summary>1. Is a black panther the same as a black leopard?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">Yes. Black panther and black leopard aren\u2019t different species. The melanistic leopard \/ the black leopard is often nicknamed the \u2018black panther\u2019. Sometimes, in general, melanistic cats are referred to as black panthers, which can include both melanistic leopards and melanistic jaguars (the 2 cats in which melanism is largely observed)<\/div>\n<\/details><details>\n<summary>2. Where can you see a black panther in India?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">Black Leopards are not easily sighted but are currently being seen in Pench,Tadoba,Kabini, Manas and a few more places.<\/div>\n<\/details><details>\n<summary>3. What causes a leopard to be black?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">In leopards, melanism (black colour ) is induced by a recessively inherited mutation in the ASIP (agouti signalling protein) gene, which induces black pigmentation.<\/div>\n<\/details><details>\n<summary>4. What is melanism?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">Melanism is a color polymorphism that is seen in various groups of organisms, in which the skin \/fur\/plumage is darker than what it would be considered the normal or \u201cwild\u201d phenotype.<\/div>\n<\/details><details>\n<summary>4. Are black panthers rare in India?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">Yes. They are rarer to see than the normal leopards. 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