Sunday, December 30, 2018

JAGUAR

JAGUAR


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Jaguar in tupian called  beast of preys the third largest cat in the new world. This spotted cat closely resembles the leopard. These animals love swimming at any conditions. According to the studies jaguar plays a vital role to reduce pray's over population.

Jaguar is a predator at the top of a food chain, with no natural predators. Female territories, which range from 25 to 40 km square in size, may overlap, but the animals generally avoid one another. Male ranges cover roughly twice as much area, varying in size with the availability of game and space, and do not overlap. The territory of a male can contain those of several females.



DIET


They regularly take adult caimans, except for black caimans, deer, capybaras, tapirs, peccaries, dogs, zorros, and sometimes even anacondas. It bites directly through the skull of prey between the ears to deliver a fatal bite to the brain.



LIFE SPAN


lifespan in the wild is estimated at around 12–15 years; in captivity, the jaguar lives up to 23 years, placing it among the longest-lived cats.

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