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He crouches on all fours in his silk pajamas like a panther ready to pounce.

Paul says he and a friend were travelling by train near Glenfinnan when they spotted what he describes as a melanistic leopard, also known as a black panther.

Larger cats, including captive lions, tigers and panthers, have also died as a result of eating meat contaminated with bird flu.

“He’s like a panther, like a killer. You don’t want to be bulky; you want to be sleek,” she said.

In one of the fall’s most delightful picture books, a sad black panther feels unseen and unloved because he is so plain next to his big cat cousins’ stripes and spots.