 Cougar coloring is plain ( hence the Latin concolor ) but can vary greatly between individuals and even between siblings . The coat is typically tawny , but ranges to silvery @-@ grey or reddish , with lighter patches on the underbody , including the jaws , chin , and throat . Infants are spotted and born with blue eyes and rings on their tails ; juveniles are pale , and dark spots remain on their flanks . Despite anecdotes to the contrary , all @-@ black coloring ( melanism ) has never been documented in cougars . The term " black panther " is used colloquially to refer to melanistic individuals of other species , particularly jaguars and leopards . 
 Cougar coloring <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>plain ( hence the Latin concolor ) but can vary greatly between individuals and even between siblings . The coat <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>typically tawny , but <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>ranges</mark></a> to silvery @-@ grey or reddish , with lighter patches on the underbody , including the jaws , chin , and throat . Infants are spotted and born with blue eyes and rings on their tails ; juveniles are pale , and dark spots remain on their flanks . Despite <a href='negative_concord' title='4'><mark>anecdotes</mark></a> to the contrary , all @-@ black coloring ( melanism ) <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>has</mark></a> never been documented in <a href='negative_concord' title='6'><mark>cougars</mark></a> . The term " black panther " is used colloquially to refer to melanistic individuals of other species , particularly jaguars and leopards . 
Cougar coloring plain ( hence the Latin concolor ) but can vary greatly between individuals and even between siblings . da coat typically tawny , but range to silvery @-@ grey or reddish , wit lighter patches on the underbody , including the jaws , chin , and throat . Infants r spotted and born ww/blue eyes and rings on their tails ; juveniles arrale , and dark spots remain on their flanks . Despite no anecdotes to tdacontrary , alll @-@ black coloring ( melanism ) done never been documented in no cougars . The term " black panther " is used colloquially to refer to melanistic individuals of other species , particularly jaguars and leopards .