Mystique is mysterious, magnificent, and melanistic. 🖤 In cats, black coloration is the result of a genetic variant that’s best known in jaguars (in South America) and leopards (in Africa and Asia). Melanism has been documented in at least 13 species of cat, including the bobcat, the serval, and the jaguarundi. #BlackCatAppreciationDay #MelanisticLeopard #Leopards #SanDiegoZoo *ps. come visit Mystique in her new Kopje habitat in Africa Rocks 📷 Mike Wilson