Jaguar

Genus	Panthera
Species	Onca
Status	All eight subspecies endangered, some extinct in the wild
Habitat	Dense jungle, reed thickets, shoreline forests, and even grassland if cover is available.
Distribution	Central and South America as far south as Patagonia, north to the U.S.A.
Length	44-73in., tail -18-30in
Weight	males, 125-250lbs., females, 100-200lbs
Behavior	Adult Jaguars mainly live alone except for females with cubs. A jaguars territory can be from 3-200 sq. miles depending on the availability of food.
Feeding	Jaguars hunt mainly at night. They can move fast for short distances but tire quickly, so they must surprise and ambush their prey. They can stalk their prey on the ground but sometimes they climb trees and wait for unsuspecting prey. They hunt anything from mice and small snakes. They are great swimmers and eat fish, turtles and small alligators.
Breeding	Male and female Jaguars meet only to mate. In the tropical regions there is no set-breeding season, in the far north and south regions they breed in the autumn. They reach sexual maturity at 3 years of age. After mating, 93- 110 days later 1-4 cubs are born, blind and weighing only 25-35 ounces. At 6 months the cubs begin to come to hunt with her but she still feeds them. They leave when then are around 2 years old
Did You Know	Jaguars are the only big cats that do not roar.
Conservation	Jaguars are extremely endangered. There are 8 subspecies of Jaguars, most are extinct in the wild and all are endangered. Now there are two main threats to jaguars, hunting for there fur, and deforest ion for farms. Luckily Jaguars breed easily in zoos so we can preserve them until people are mature enough to let them live in the wild