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The Jaguar is the apex predator of South America, featuring prominently in ancient Native American cultures. The name jaguar is derived from the Native American word yaguar, meaning "he who kills with one leap."
It's the third largest of the big cats, after tigers and lions, weighing up to 250lbs + measuring up to 8-9ft from head to tail.
With powerful limbs, rounded skull and a robust physique, the Jaguar is a study in strength.
Pound for pound it is possibly the strongest of land mammals. Its jaw strength goes unrivaled amongst all big cats. The great strength in canines and jaw bones has in fact enabled the Jaguar to practice a mode of killing most frightful among all predators of land - whilst capable of the usual neck bite and strangulation technique of big cats - the Jaguar prefers to kill its prey by a bite through its skull! The devastating bite is delivered between the ears of the prey as its teeth pierce the skull to enter the brain. The caiman is hunted in this manner as is the tortoise whose shell is cracked with ease by the great cat. At times the Jaguar may prefer to crush the cervical vertebrae or simply kill by a tremendous blow from its paw.
It's been reported that an individual jaguar can drag an 800lb bull 25ft in its jaws and pulverize the heaviest bones.
At stalking, Jaguar has no peer. Designed for stealth and a powerful pounce, Jaguar is considered as the best ambush hunter in all of animal kingdom. Its remarkably silent approach towards prey is simply incredible to watch.
The other outstanding feature is its terrific hunting prowess in water. With a prey base from baby alligators to fish, Jaguar's aquatic hunting abilities are the best among land predators. Yet another remarkable weapon in the Jaguar's arsenal is the superb climbing ability of the heavily muscled cat - that enables it to prey on surprised monkeys and birds and carry prey as big as cattle to tree tops to avoid rising flood levels, using its great strength.
The Jaguar is my favourite of all the big cats. Just incredible. ; )
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Purples

My favorite cat too.

Amazonia1805

LOL els2!
Cheers Jenniferm.
Thanks songbirdj. There are many unknowns regarding jaguars in the wild. I doubt they kill other cats. Recent studies in Brazil suggest males don't show strong aggression or territorial defense against other jaguars. Jaguars + pumas coexist within overlapping territories but tend to specialize in different size prey. Extensive camera-trap surveys of jaguar + puma populations in Belize revealed that both species used the same environment + had the same set of activities but managed to interact little with each by not using areas at the same time of day. There are anecdotal accounts of attacks by jaguar on pumas and ocelots - fighting but not killing. ; )

songbirdj

Beautiful photo, |Amazonia. Would a Jaguar kill another cat of his own kind?

Jenniferm

Awesome animal and puzzle! Thanks Amazonia. :))

els2

I'm thinking he wants to kill that cat in the water!

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