Jaguar is on a distinguished road

 The jaguar of mammals, a family of large cats, is the third largest  cat in the world after the lion and the tiger, and is also the largest  cat in the southern hemisphere, and the jaguar has the most powerful  jaws among the large cat species.

The difference between jaguar and leopard

The  jaguar has a very muscular body, and although it looks like a cheetah  in appearance it is more powerful. The jaguar has chunky limbs and is  relatively short. The chest is well supported. The jaguar can be  distinguished from the leopard through pink spots. Small central black color, habitat recipes and jaguar behavior are  very similar to the tiger, and Cheetah is more agile than the jaguar.

- Home of the Jaguar:

Jaguars  inhabit all the grasslands and tropical forests of South America and  Central America, and can also be found within the deserts of the  southern part of North America (Arizona). Extinct species can also be  found in many regions of Asia, Europe and Africa. Two million years ago, however, DNA analysis showed that the jaguar appeared on Earth between (280-510) thousand years ago.

Jaguar is a skilled swimmer

The jaguar is a highly skilled animal, so jaguars choose water-rich  habitats such as marshes, preferring to live in monsoon-filled forests  and river-lined jungles.

- Jaguar habitat:

Jaguars rarely exist in open areas, and are widely spread in semi-dark  tropical forests. The special pattern on the jacquard fur provides  perfect camouflage between light spots and shadows, making it easier to  hunt.

- Description of Jaguar:

The  jaguar fur usually tends to red, yellow, the abdominal area, the inner  region of the legs, the frontal area of ​​the neck and the chin are  usually white, and the back or side of the body is partially covered  with circular or linear black marks, and partly red spots tend to  yellowing larger, And black rose-colored rings.

In all types of jacquard strains although there is a large variety of  them varied colors, he can always see a black spot at the corner of the  mouth, a dark mark with a white or yellow center on the back of the ear.

Black Jaguar

Although this is rare, there are some members of the dark-colored or  completely black-colored jacquard, which is called black jaguar due to  increased melanin pigmentation in the skin.

Jaguar is one of the strongest predators

Jaguars often chase their prey on the ground (although they can climb  trees), usually stalking at night. The jaguar uses a strong bite to hold  his prey. The jaguar uses his teeth to stab him in the neck of his prey  as soon as possible after the attack.

The  jaguar can run very fast over short distances, but it gets tired very  easily, so the jaguar does not chase prey that is stronger and more  skilled than it, and the jaguar is like all cats attacking its prey by  surprise. It mostly hunts large mammals such as tapirs, water pigs, , When the jaguar is hungry, it also eats small mammals, birds, turtles, and tropical crocodiles.

The  fish are often fed on, and the jaguar can be found on the surface of  the water. Fish are quickly caught with its front claws just as bears  do. Once caught, the jaguar moves to a safer place, its food waste is  buried, and the hungry, Attacking humans.

Jaguar cubs

The  tail length of the jaguar is 120-185 cm long, the tail length is 45-75  cm, the shoulder height is about 63-76 cm, the jaguar weighs from 96-56  kg, The  females of the jaguar mature sexually from 1-2 years, males from 2-3  years. The female of the jaguar usually gives birth to (1-4) cubs, The age of the jaguar can be in the wild (11-12) years, the captivity  is about 28 years, and the jaguar females are about 10-20% smaller than  males.