Jaguar
 credit: ZooNet |
 credit: ZooNet |
Jaguars are found in rain forests, marshes, scrublands, and grasslands in Mexico, South America, and Central America. It is said that they are excellent swimmers and they are the most water loving cats in the world, and they are the rarest cat of all. Jaguars will stay by the water to hunt water animals such as crocidiles and even snakes.
Jaguars eat monkeys, deer, sloth, pigs, turtles, eggs, frogs, small alligators, fish, and and anything eles they can get. They hunt for their pray in forests and rivers.
The jaguar is endangered because poachers want their nice coats and like the panther, their homes are being destroyed.
We can save their homes, protect them and learn that they are really important to our world. You can join a club or a fund and help save them by donating money, and you can link up to Care2 and help save the rain forests.
The Jaguar is the biggest cat in North America weighing 200 lbs. to 250 lbs. They are able to have one to four cubs after gestation for three to four months. Their young stay with their moms for up to two years and then they have to find their own territory to roam. They have an orangish coat, with black outlines of spots with brown in the middle, all over their body. Their tummy is white along with their mouth and chest. By the time a jaguar is three years old, it is fully grown up.
Special Info:
The jaguar is the least-studied animal of all big cats in the whole world. The scientific name for a jaguar is: Panthera onca. Adult jaguars are the biggest cat in all of North America.
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