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Treasures of the Tropical Rainforest |
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Jaguar |
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Jaguars are larger than leopards but smaller than tigers and lions. Jaguars hardly ever roar. |
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click to hear the jaguar's roar! |
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Jaguars eat animals ranging in size from small fish up to peccaries. |
Jaguars live in South and Central America. |
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Jaguars are about 30 inches tall, 6 feet long and weigh about 350 pounds. Females are a little smaller than males. They have shorter legs than other big cats. |
They hunt both by day and by night. |
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A jaguar's only enemy is humans. |
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Jaguar |