Jaguar

Panthera onca paulustris

Description:

A male in the wild, crossing the Cuiaba river in the Pantanal. Pantanal is famous for its stunning wildlife and photographic opportunities. And furthermore is home to the highest density of Jaguars in the world! The Panthera onca paulustris is the largest of all nine subespecies. Massive males weight 347 lbs (158 kg), same weight as a female lion or tiger. Here jaguars have lost their fear of humans and provide a unique experience of easy sightings and great photo opportunities. Combined with the Jaguar, other Pantanal and Chapada dos Guimarães possibilities are the Capybara, Crab-eating Raccoon, South-American Coati, Southern Tamandua, Giant Anteater, Black Howler Monkey, Black-striped Capuchin, Crab-eating Fox, Ocelot, Marsh Deer, Giant Otter, Brazilian Tapir and a bunch of endemic birds!

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22 Comments

HazelMarley 9 years ago

Pretty, I didn't know they can swim

Glen Marks 11 years ago

What a great shot!

Carol Snow Milne 11 years ago

Fantastic photo! What a beautiful cat.

KarenL 11 years ago

Fun fact! Jaguars, unlike most cats, are completely at ease in water. They are good swimmers, and hunt fish, turtles, and even caimans.

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ShannaB 11 years ago

Wow!!!

AlejaPatiño 11 years ago

Amazing pic!!

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 11 years ago

Fantastic!! Lovely picture and so lucky you spotted it. Thanks for sharing.

MichaelWeymannWenzel 11 years ago

Great spoting!

Andy Whittaker and Jaque Fortuna 11 years ago

Hi Joshua, many thanks! We have another photos of wild Jaguars on our webpage, please take a look at http://www.birdingbraziltours.com/?p=gal.... Regards from Brazil, Jaque and Andy.