Scientific name:
Panthera onca

Natural spread:
south -, Central America

co a length of 112-185 cm is the jaguar somewhat bigger than this it very similar leopard otherwise. As difference to its old-terrestrial cousin, the jaguar possesses a shorter tail, a gedrungenere, more powerful shape and more extensive ring-stains, that frequently contain a central-stain particularly at the flanks. Also with these very rare big-cats, Schwärzlinge as frequently as with the leopard don't come before, however with wide.

Spread Also the jaguar lives in a wide spread-area, that itself over the southwestern USA, means and South America up to the 40. Degree of latitude in the south stretched. So it only is comprehensible that the jaguar splits into numerous subtypes, that are partially endangered very much in its continuance. As example, only the Arizona-jaguar (Panthera onca ariconensis), who wiped out as extensive, is called here is valid.

Way of life and nutrition The jaguar lives in very multifarious habitats, that however always must comply with two conditions, as day and twilight-animal: It must exist coverage sufficiently in form of trees, hedge or high grass, and the proximity of water is indispensable. As loners and ground-animal, it hunts smaller crocodiles and fish after typical big-cat-type's (snow-leopard) water-pig, turtles, but also tapirs, stags and Pekaris (navel-pigs) as well as monkeys, sloth and birds. Because of its more massive shape, jaguars don't climb so gladly and so well as leopards, swims marked for it, however. Like its African relatives, also the jaguars tow its loot only in a hiding place after the rip before they broach it.

Reproduction Jaguars are not combined to a certain season. they let heard during the Ranz of odd grumbling and coughing heat-reputations. Only now, they leave otherwise very much, animals place-scatter its solid precincts. After a Tragzeit of 93-106 days, the females bear at a protected, padded place 1-4 young, that 5-6 months will suckle. they weigh in the birth 500-900 g, open the eyes after 10-13 days and leave the throw-camp for the first time after 40 days. After 45-50 days, they eat the first solid food.

Endangering The jaguar became rare in its whole spread-area and threatened in its continuance through fur-hunt and habitat-destruction. it is subject to the protection through the Washingtoner Artenschutzübereinkommen.