I usually don't share stuff I found on youtube, but finding a video of an old episode of Growing Up about a black leopard made me start watching.

The video in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeHEmcOFrg0

I couldn't help but be moved by this and it does factor into my own love for black panthers (be they black leopards or jaguars). They are majestic looking hunters that for some reason or another I'm just infatuated with them. They're rare, they are powerful when they can be, and to me, there is something special to them that I don't get from other big cats. It's a reason why my fursonas are black panthers and why they are still one of my favorite animals.