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Jaguar
Panthera onca
22.1565, -100.986
Field Notes
Description:
“Jaguar” comes for the ancient indigenous name “yaguar”, which roughly means “the assassin that overcomes its prey in one attack.”
Its fur color and markings are very similar to those of the leopard, with a yellow base color and large black spots
Habitat:
Jungle and rain forest
Notes:
The third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the western hemisphere. Beautiful and magnificent. Unfortunatelly the jaguar is a threatened species due to habitat loss and human conflicts.
It was sad to me seeing this captive jaguar being displayed as part of a circus parade that visited my city. Why should circuses use wild animals as part of their shows???
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 15, 2011
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