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Jaguar
Panthera onca
-17.2457, -56.6345
Field Notes
Description:
Third largest cat species after the Tiger and Lion. Males grow up to 100kg (220lbs) but have been recorded up to 150kgs (330lbs). On average females are 10-20% smaller. They usually have a tawny yellow base coat with large black rosettes and spots but colour morhpism is not uncommon which occurs at a rate of around 6% of a population producing black animals. Legs and tail are relatively short to body mass which are perfect for climbing, crawling through heavy forest and swimming.
Habitat:
Although quite wide spread through Central America and down into South America, this species has a Conservation Status of 'Near Threatened'. These animals were photographed in the Brazilian Pantanal on the river bank. Although usually solitary they were together and mated twice during observation.
Notes:
This species is known for having the strongest bite relative to size of all the cats, (closely followed by the Clouded Leopard). They kill their prey in a number of ways but the most unusual thing about Jaguars is their ability of biting through turtle shells or through a prey victims skull. A reasonably sized male can have a bite force of over 500kgf (1110lbsf) at the point of the canine teeth! Ref: Wikipedia
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