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.
An animal s habitat is the place where its basic needs for food, water, shelter, and reproduction are met. Black panthers are adapted to living in a wide variety of habitats within their range. The black panther s habitats include the rainforest, marshland, woodlands, swamps, savannahs, and even mountains and deserts. One of the reasons that black panthers are able to live in such variety of habitats is that they can eat many types of animals. Their food includes various species of mammals, reptiles, and birds, all of which live in different habitats.