Panther
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The Panther (Latin: Panthera) is a genus of big cats native to equatorial regions.
Large cats
[edit]- Pantherinae, the cat subfamily that contains the genera Panthera and Neofelis
- Panthera, the cat genus that contains tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards
- Jaguar (Panthera onca), found in South and Central America
- Leopard (Panthera pardus), found in Africa and Asia
- Black panther, a name for the phenotypic genetic variant that forms the black leopard or jaguar
- Panthera, the cat genus that contains tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards
- Cougar, a big cat that is not in the subfamily Pantherinae, but is commonly referred to as a panther
- Florida panther, a population of cougar
Art, media, and entertainment
[edit]Video games
[edit]- Panther (1975 video game), a battle tank-driving game developed for the PLATO system
- Panther (1986 video game), a flight game developed for the Commodore 64 and Atari 800XL/130XE
- Atari Panther, a cancelled video game console, expected to be released in the early 1990s
- Panther, the codename for Ann Takamaki, a character from Persona 5
Other media
[edit]- Panther (film), 1995 British film
- Panther (owarai), Japanese comedy trio
- Panthers (band), American hardcore punk band
- The Panthers (miniseries), 2021 New Zealand miniseries
Brands and enterprises
[edit]- Panther (company), German maker of professional camera cranes and dollies
- Panther (publisher), publishing house specialising in paperback fiction
- Panther Software, Japanese video game company
- Panther Westwinds, defunct British car manufacturer
People
[edit]- Yoshikazu Yahiro, Japanese metal guitarist, known as Panther and formerly as Circuit.V.Panther
- The Panther (Sam Brushell), Indian who lived in Otsego County, New York in the 1800s
- Anne Panther (birth 1982), German FIBA basketball official
- Clinton Panther (birth 1991), South African field hockey player
- Jim Panther (birth 1945), American major league baseball player
- Manny Panther (birth 1984), Scottish former footballer
Political groups
[edit]- Black Panther Party, Black nationalist organization
- Black Panthers (Israel), Israeli protest movement
- Dalit Panthers, revolutionary anti-caste organization founded by dalits in Maharashtra, India
- Gray Panthers, American organization promoting senior citizens' rights
- Polynesian Panthers, political group in New Zealand
- White Panther Party, political collective founded to support the Black Panthers
Science and technology
[edit]- PANTHER (Protein ANalysis THrough Evolutionary Relationships), a biological database of gene/protein families
- DR DOS "Panther", the code-name of Novell's Novell DOS 7
- Mac OS X Panther, an operating system
Sports
[edit]Professional and amateur sports
[edit]Basketball
[edit]- GiroLive Panthers Osnabrück, a German women's basketball team
- Helsinki Panthers, a basketball club from Helsinki, Finland
- Indian Panthers, Indian basketball team in New Zealand NBL
- Les Panthères, nickname for Gabon's national basketball team
- Soweto Panthers, a South African basketball team
Ice hockey
[edit]- Augsburger Panther, a DEL ice hockey team
- ERC Ingolstadt aka The Panthers, a German ice hockey team in the DEL
- Embrun Panthers, an Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League team
- Florida Panthers, an American professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, that competes in the NHL
- Nottingham Panthers, an ice hockey club in the EIHL
Rugby
[edit]- Blackpool Panthers, an English rugby league team
- Penrith Panthers, a rugby league team in the NRL
- Wests Panthers, an Australian rugby league team
- Western Panthers Rugby Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
American football
[edit]- Carolina Panthers, an American professional football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that competes in the NFL and is in the NFC South division
- Düsseldorf Panther, an American football club from Düsseldorf, Germany
- Michigan Panthers, a former professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan, that competed in the now-defunct United States Football League
Other sports
[edit]- South Adelaide Football Club (Panthers), an Australian Rules football team in the SANFL
- The Panthers, nickname for Panionios, a sports club in Athens
- Red Panthers, nickname for Belgium women's national field hockey team
- Panther Racing, an open wheel racing team
College and university sports
[edit]- Eastern Illinois Panthers, Eastern Illinois University
- Florida Tech Panthers, Florida Institute of Technology
- FIU Golden Panthers, Florida International University
- Georgia State Panthers, Georgia State University
- Hanover Panthers, Hanover College
- Middlebury Panthers, Middlebury College
- Milwaukee Panthers, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Northern Iowa Panthers, University of Northern Iowa
- Panamerican University Panthers, Universidad Panamericana (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Penn State Nittany Lions, Pennsylvania State University
- Pittsburgh Panthers, University of Pittsburgh
- USPF Panthers, University of Southern Philippines Foundation (Cebu City, Philippines)
High school sports
[edit]- Permian Panthers, the high school football team featured in H.G. Bissinger's book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream (1990)
- Barnsdall Panthers, Barnsdall High School, Barnsdall, Oklahoma
- Cedar Grove Panthers, Cedar Grove High School, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
- Chapman Panthers, Chapman High School (Inman, South Carolina)
- Colleyville Heritage Panthers, Colleyville Heritage High School (Colleyville, Texas)
- Cypress Lake Panthers, Cypress Lake High School (Fort Myers, Florida)
- Edgemont Panthers, Edgemont Junior - Senior High School, Scarsdale, New York
- Franklin Regional Panthers, Franklin Regional High School, Murrysville, Pennsylvania
- Glencoe Panthers, Glencoe High School (Oklahoma)
- Hillcrest Panthers, Hillcrest High School (Dallas)
- Jennings County Panthers, Jennings County High School (North Vernon, Indiana)
- Lake City Panthers, Lake City High School (Lake City, South Carolina)
- Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers, Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, Surrey, British Columbia
- Middle Township Panthers, Middle Township High School, Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey
- Midlothian Panthers, Midlothian High School (Texas)
- Morehead Panthers, John Motley Morehead High School, Eden, North Carolina
- Palmetto Panthers, Miami Palmetto High School, Pinecrest, Florida
- Parkdale Panthers, Parkdale High School, Riverdale Park, Maryland
- Pine View Panthers, Pine View High School, St. George, Utah
- Pitman Panthers, Pitman High School, Pitman, New Jersey
- Point Pleasant Boro Panthers, Point Pleasant Borough High School, Point Pleasant, New Jersey
- Redmond Panthers, Redmond High School (Oregon)
- Springboro Panthers, Springboro High School, Springboro, Ohio
- Spring Lake Park Panthers, Spring Lake Park High School Blaine, Fridley, and Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
- Sterlington Panthers, Sterlington High School, Sterlington, and Monroe, Louisiana
- The Panthers, Browning School, New York, NY
- Reitz High Panthers, FJ Reitz High School, Evansville, Indiana
- Modesto High Panthers, Modesto High School, Modesto, California
Transportation
[edit]Aircraft
[edit]- Eurocopter AS565 Panther, military helicopter
- Grumman F9F Panther, jet fighter used by the US Navy in the Korean War
- PANTHER, the callsign for Falcon Air Express
- Rotec Panther, American ultralight aircraft
- Armstrong Siddeley Panther, British aero-engine
Land transportation
[edit]- Panther (amphibious vehicle), American amphibious car
- Panther (motorcycle), British brand
- Chevrolet Panther, codename for the 1960s car that would eventually become the Chevrolet Camaro
- De Tomaso Pantera, an Italian sports car
- Ford Panther platform, a sedan automobile platform
- Isuzu Panther, a multi-purpose vehicle
- Leyland Panther, a 1960s British single-deck bus
- Plaxton Panther, a coach body
- Panther Westwinds, a car manufacturer
- Rosenbauer Panther, an airport crash tender
Military
[edit]- Iveco LMV, a small armoured vehicle supplied to the British Army branded as the BAE Panther
- Panther tank, a medium tank used by Germany in World War II
- RG-33, Medium Mine Protected Vehicle, supplied to the US Army as the BAE Panther
- K2 Black Panther, main battle tank for Korean forces
- Panther KF51, prototype fourth generation main battle tank.
Ships
[edit]- HMS Panther, the name of at least five ships of the Royal Navy
- SMS Panther, a German gunboat, which sparked the Agadir Crisis in 1911
- SMS Panther (1885), an Austro-Hungarian torpedo cruiser
- SS Panther, an Italian ferry in service 1962–1968
- USS Panther, two vessels of the United States Navy
- German torpedo boat Panther (1940), a German torpedo boat of World War II
Other uses
[edit]- Panther, Daviess County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
- Panther (legendary creature), a legendary creature featured in heraldry
See also
[edit]- The Panther (disambiguation)
- Panther Creek (disambiguation)
- Panther Mountain (disambiguation)
- Black panther (disambiguation)
- Black Panthers (disambiguation)
- The Pink Panther (disambiguation)
- Pantera (disambiguation)
- Panthera (disambiguation)
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