You can see the spots. Kipling talked about it in The Jungle Book.
“A black shadow dropped down into the circle. It was Bagheera the Black Panther, inky black all over, but with the panther markings showing up in certain lights like the pattern of watered silk. Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody cared to cross his path, for he was as cunning as Tabaqui, as bold as the wild buffalo, and as reckless as the wounded elephant. But he had a voice as soft as wild honey dripping from a tree, and a skin softer than down.”
Naomi_DerRabe on May 27th, 2017 at 16:17 UTC »
Actually...you can see them with the naked eye, depending on the situation...
http://tigerlover4.deviantart.com/art/Black-jaguar-3-537047633 https://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/7277315578?ytcheck=1 http://wallpapercave.com/wp/DttUsvL.jpg
imjustashadow on May 27th, 2017 at 16:18 UTC »
What would be the advantage of having camo in infrared?
Edit: it's so nice to be able to ask a question, and get back all these peer-reviewed comments! I love you, reddit!
Saul_Panzer_NY on May 27th, 2017 at 17:58 UTC »
You can see the spots. Kipling talked about it in The Jungle Book.
― Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Books