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Jaguars are the only big cats native to the Americas. Their range extends from the far southern portions of the United States (Central Texas down to Southern Arizona), through Mexico and down into Central and South America. Jaguars are solitary except during the breeding season and are known for their sharp hunting skills as well as their elusive nature.'

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Are jaguars at the top of the food chain in the rain forest?

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Like all wild cats, Jaguars are pure carnivores that feed exclusively on Meat. Jaguars are Apex Predators that are on top of their food chain. They will hunt anything that it can wrestle and kill. They usually prefer deer, capybara, tapirs, peccaries, wild dogs, foxes etc. Given an opportunity they will even kill a Caiman (A Type of Alligator) or an Anaconda. Smaller species of prey like Mice, birds, sloths, monkeys, tuttles etc are caught and consumed when they are found.

How are jaguars adapted to the rainforest?

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-They are camouflaged

-They have padded paws so they can walk quietly
They adapt to the rain forest because thats where the large cats grow up and so they can blend in with the background so they can catch there prey easier.

What animal uses disguise to protect itself?

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chameleon ( blends in ... unseen )

silver back snake ( disguises itself as dead , emitting smells to fool the hunter into believing its been dead for days , so it may move on.

that stick bug from bugs life, im not sure what its called but i know its a real insect and it poses as a twig to avoid danger.

What is stronger - a jaguar or a puma?

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Jaguars are way stronger than a puma jaguars are the second strongest mammal of all they are very capable of fighting and more agile built than the puma and is stronger jaguars can pull something times heavier than it it can pull a 800 lb bull and can break through a turtle shell so you tell me whos stronger Jaguars thank you. Pumas are only known for jumping high and they are very strong but not stronger than a jaguar thank you.

Do animals prey on a jaguar?

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Like all wild cats, Jaguars are pure carnivores that feed exclusively on Meat. Jaguars are Apex Predators that are on top of their food chain. They will hunt anything that it can wrestle and kill. They usually prefer deer, capybara, tapirs, peccaries, wild dogs, foxes etc. Given an opportunity they will even kill a Caiman (A Type of Alligator) or an Anaconda. Smaller species of prey like Mice, birds, sloths, monkeys, tuttles etc are caught and consumed when they are found.

What is the difference between jaguar panther and leopard?

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The jaguar is found in the Americas and the leopard is found in Asia and Africa. The jaguar is slightly larger than the leopard and has larger spots. jaguars are also stronger than leopards.
A jaguar has a dot in the center of each spot and a leopard does not

The leopard and the jaguar are both members of the genus Panthera. The other living members of this genus are the lion, tiger and snow leopard. The leopard may be the most closely related to the jaguar of the five species, but that is still a matter of dispute.


Leopards are smaller and more lightly built than jaguars. The leopard's spots are smaller and more densely packed than are those of a jaguar.


Although both are descended from Old World cats, the modern jaguar lives only in America and the modern leopard lives only in the Old World (Eurasia and Africa).


Jaguar vs. Leopard

The leopard is found across Africa, Asia, and the Amur region of Russia. Jaguars are found in all of south and central america, and in recent years, north to the U. S. border with Mexico in Texas, as well. The jaguar has a shorter, more stocky build than the leopard. Also, the jaguar tends to have larger rosettes with spots in the middle; the leopard has plain rosettes with no central spot in the middle. In addition, jaguars have a much broader forehead and wider jaw because they kill their prey differently than leopards. Unlike other big cats, jaguars kill prey by crushing the spinal column and must have a much stronger bite in order to do so. This means that the shape of their skull is unique among the cat species. As a result, they have the strongest bite-force of any member of the cat family--even stronger than lions and tigers.

The jaguar weighs twice as much on average than a leopard.
Leopard is African and an animal of scrub and open grassland dotted with trees. Jaguar is American, an animal of dense scrub and forest and is larger and more massively built than a leopard.
The jaguar is larger And more brighter And the Leopard is darker And smaller And some are born Black But Nobody Knows abouut leopards
Jaguars are more robost and more heavily built, more muscle.

How long are jaguars?

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Jaguar Females reach sexual maturity at around 2 years of age and Males after they are 3 years or more. The mate year round and esp. when prey is plentiful. Males locate receptive females using scent markings. After Mating, males go away leaving the female to do all the parenting.

Gestation period is between 93 to 105 days. Upto 4 cubs may be born in a single litter, but the more common number is Two.

What plnts live in the ocean?

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There's so many scientists today cant imagine how MANY creature live out there... I can tell u a few, fish like clown fish sharks and mammals like dolphin and whales there's also many plants like sea anemone and coral hope this helps

How do jaguars camoflage themselves?

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the jaguars camaflouge there selfs by hiding behind a big eagle

Which is stronger a snow leopard or a Jaguar?

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A lion is several times bigger, heavier and stronger than snow leopards.

Do jaguars eat fish?

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thy are very good swimmers so they can swim in the water and catch the fish soo

Why save jaguars?

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You can save the Jaguars by not littering, by being kind to our environment, and helping out any of the organizations that are working to save them. Talk about them with friends and family, discuss what is happening to their habitat, and how it affects them or we could just stop killing them .

What do people use with jaguar fur for?

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Expensive coats for women who can never look as good in them as the Jaguar did

Is jaguar are herbivore carnivore or omnivore?

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A Jaguar is a carnivore (meat eater).

What do a jaguar's feet look like?

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The cubs look like very large kittens with large flat noses and black circular rings on their coats.

(Their are some photos at the two related links below.)

What is the symbiotic relationship of a jaguar?

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The jaguar does not participate in any symbiotic relationships (parasitism, mutualism, commensalism). However, the jaguar is a keystone predator, which essentially means that it helps limit the populations of various animals. Since the jaguar preys on over 80 species of animals, it is a vital keystone predator with a fundamental job in restricting the population growth of the mammals on which it preys in its ecosystem.

Where do jaguars migrate?

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jaguars do not move in groups. they stay in the trees most of the time and do that alone

What is the body of an jaguars animal?

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Jaguars have the same body parts as most other similar animals. Head, neck, chest, legs, stomach, skin, fur, tail etc etc.

Panther or jaguar which is the powerful one?

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Panther , Jaguar, leopard , are variations of the same cat, their habitats , and sex may influence a bit of variation in body shape , also coloration may make a difference , for instance, black will show more definition and detail, making two cats the same size and build ,appear different

How a Jaguar lives and survive in their natural environment?

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The jaguar is a lone,stealth hunter like most cats. It has powerful jaws and long canines, and can kill animals larger than itself. It loves to swim, and will even kill anacondas and caimans on occasion. Its spotted coat renders it nearly invisible in dappled forest light, and the species also has some black or melanistic specimens, like the leopard. The jaguar is the apex predator of the tropical forests of the Americas.

How do jaguars adabt to the rainforest?

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The jaguar has a very powerful bite, compared to the other big cats. This allows it to pierce the shells of armoured reptiles and to employ an unusual killing method: it bites directly through the skull of prey between the ears to deliver a fatal bite to the brain.

Can black jaguar kill a black panther?

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The black panther is not a species. The term is used to describe either a melanistic (black) leopard or a melanistic jaguar. Collectively they are called black panthers as both belong to the panthera genus. A black jaguar is bigger than a black leopard so would probably win a fight.