c.1300, to call, call out; to ask or demand by virtue of right or authority, from accented stem of Old French clamer to call, name, describe; claim; complain; declare, from Latin clamare to cry out, shout, proclaim, from PIE *kele-(2) to shout, imitative (cf. Sanskrit usakala cock, literally dawn-calling; Latin calare to announce solemnly, call out; Middle Irish cailech cock; Greek kalein to call, kelados noise, kledon report, fame; Old High German halan to call; Old ...
Most black panthers hunt at night. They are masters of concealment and use every available rock, bush, or depression to hide themselves and get as close as possible to their prey. As they wait, they are silent and cautious.
Quick Answer. Panther is a broad term referring to any black big-cat species, but most commonly leopards and jaguars. Depending on their continental location, leopards eat deer, monkeys, wildebeest and rodents, while jaguars hunt for deer, peccary, monkeys, tapirs, reptiles, eggs and fish, according to the Defenders of Wildlife organization.