Jaguar - Wikipedia
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas. With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the biggest cat species …
Jaguar | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Once jaguars acquire meat for consumption, they use pointy bumps on their tongues, called papillae, to scrape the meat from its bones. These magnificent cats are distributed from Mexico to Argentina across 18 countries, and Brazil holds around half of the wild jaguars in the world.
Most of ‘top ten’ hotspots for jaguar conservation are in Brazil’s ...
2023年3月10日 · Brazil is home to half of the world’s jaguars, and a group of researchers has identified the highest-priority protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon for jaguar conservation.
Saving the jaguar, Latin America’s iconic – and endangered
2018年2月28日 · Apart from the efforts of the countries in the Amazon basin, which is the largest jaguar stronghold in the world, several initiatives are helping once-dwindling jaguar populations to thrive again. That is the case in Iguaçu National Park in Brazil and Gran Chaco in Paraguay.
Caiman-eating jaguars survive fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands
4 天之前 · Item 1 of 6 A female jaguar named Ti, by the NGO Jaguar ID, bites an alligator at Encontro das Aguas State Park, in the Pantanal, the largest wetland in the world, in Pocone, Mato Grosso, Brazil ...
Years of pioneering work make Brazil the model for …
2023年6月1日 · Jatobazinho, a male jaguar from Brazil, helped reintroduce the species in Argentina’s Iberá National Park after 70 years without any wild births there. Image courtesy of Mario Nelson/Onçafari.
Jaguar: the Amazon's amazing swimming cat - WWF
A symbol of the enigmatic power of the Amazon, the jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas. Jaguars have unusually large, round heads, short legs and a stunning coat dotted with dark rosettes and spots. They often live near water and are good swimmers.
Podcast: The Pantanal jaguars - brazilian.report
4 天之前 · Before he set off for Cali, we sat down with Fernando to talk about all things biodiversity, Pantanal, and of course, the region’s famous jaguars. Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Deezer. This episode used music from Uppbeat and Envato.
WCS - Brazil Jaguars - Wildlife Conservation Society
Jaguars. Jaguars are one of the most iconic wildlife species in New World. They are, or historically have been, an important component of ecosystems from the United States to Argentina. They are the apex predator in these systems, especially when humans aren't present, and directly affect the behavior and abundance of hundreds of species, from ...
A biodiversity hotspot losing its top predator: The challenge of jaguar …
2016年11月16日 · The jaguar is the top predator of the Atlantic Forest (AF), which is a highly threatened biodiversity hotspot that occurs in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. By combining data sets from 14...