Riddle

The king of the jungle, rare as gold, black as night, in light not there and night not seen. Goes in water, goes on trees, goes in caves, goes on the ground. Claws of knives, teeth of swords, the roar of death but silent as a mouse. What is it?

Choose an answer

A.A black leopard
B.A shadow cat
C.A panther spirit
D.A black panther (black jaguar)
Hint: It's a 5-word phrase with 24 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

A black panther (black jaguar)

Why this is the answer

The clues about being rare, black, camouflaged in both light and dark, and a powerful hunter across terrains all describe a black panther/jaguar.

This riddle is filed under Color Riddles and rated Hard.

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