The correct answer is second-degree burn.
There are three types of burns based on the severity of damage to the skin:
• First-manifested by red, nonblistered skin
• Second-characterized by blisters and thickening of the skin
• Third-degree-thickness with a white, leathery appearance.
The most logical answer that I can think from Darwin's Theory of Evolution is that that species had been isolated from other possible panthers to mate with. So after generations of that isolated group of panthers their offspring would eventually become increasingly similar.
