I have just realised that I made an idiot of myself in yesterday's blog about white peacocks.
I sarcastically said that in several years time, we may see white lions, panthers and perhaps even trees.
Well, it transpires that white lions already exist, as do lobsters, crabs, penguins, tarantulas, parrots and many other animals you don't expect to be white. You can Google them if you like...they are actually astoundingly beautiful creatures.
I also realised that panthers are not a species of the cat family who are exclusively black. If fact, "black panther" is a term used to describe any leopard, jaguar or cougar that has a black hide. Yes, I was shocked when my brother told me that black leopards exist, to which I conjured an image of a leopard with black fur and white spots. In fact, he was the one who told me to wikiepedia "panther", seeing an opportunity to make me look like an idiot. So yes, Bagheera from 'The Jungle Book' is in fact a black jaguar. And the Pink Panther is the same, but either painted himself pink or drank too much strawberry milkshake. As for the latter, this is a cartoon, anything can happen...you can even turn yourself orange by eating too many Wotsits! Well, at least it's a cheaper alternative for Katie Price wannabes.
I was going to suggest that black swans may evolve from white ones. But I thought I'd Google it before I'd make such a joke. And yes, they do exist. Again, Google them...they are gorgeous creatures.
The only thing I can think of now is that we may find black flamingos in the future (white ones already exist). I googled black flamingos and I could only find flamingo shaped ornaments painted black, so I'm certain they do not currently share the planet with us. But I think they should...they'd look pretty awesome :)
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