Jaguars
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The Pantanal is a tropical wetland and the world's largest wetland of any kind. The Pantanal is home to one of the largest and healthiest jaguar populations on Earth.
The jaguar is the third-largest feline species after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Americas. The jaguar is a near-threatened species and its numbers are declining. Threats include loss and fragmentation of habitat. While international trade in jaguars or their parts is prohibited, the cat is still frequently killed by humans, particularly in conflicts with ranchers and farmers in South America.
This is number one adrenaline shot of my life. Why? Because there was half metre water between boat and land. And for this guy, I think, it was ca 2-3 seconds to reach the boat.
Brazil, Pantanal
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Jaguar E from the Emil Frey Classic Car museum.
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This is an adult female - hunting at the borders of Cuiabá River. Picture taken from a boat.
Facts: The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only extant Panthera species native to the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline species after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Americas. The jaguar is a near-threatened species and its numbers are declining. Threats include loss and fragmentation of habitat. While international trade in jaguars or their parts is prohibited, the cat is still frequently killed by humans, particularly in conflicts with ranchers and farmers in Brazil and illegal hunting.
It's a privilege to photograph this powerful and fascinating animal in its habitat.
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Wild - at Cuiba River - Pantanal - MT.
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Parc des Félins, Lumigny (77)
Ce qui permet sur ce cliché de distinguer le jaguar d'une panthère : ses rosettes avec un point noir au milieu, bien visible sur sa queue.
A beautifully marked Jaguar on the prowl at Chester Zoo. They are identified by their yellow or orange coats, dark spots and short legs. The dark spots on their coats are unlike any other cat spots. Each spot looks like a rose and are called rosettes.
Female - Wild - Pantanal - Brasil.
The jaguar is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas. With a body length of up to 1.85 m and a weight of up to 158 kg, it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
Jaguars are the only big cat in the Americas and the third biggest in the world after tigers and lions. They look a lot like leopards, which live in Africa and Asia, but jaguars’ spots are more complex and often have a dot in the center.
These powerful cats were worshipped as gods in many ancient South American cultures, and representations of the jaguar show up in the art and archaeology of pre-Columbian cultures across the jaguar’s range.
Jaguars face a number of threats, including habitat fragmentation and illegal killing. South and Central America’s high rates of deforestation—for grazing land, agriculture, and other uses—have not only destroyed jaguars’ habitat but also broken it up. Fragmented forests mean that cats get boxed into patches of forest and can’t travel far to find new mates. That kind of isolation can lead to inbreeding and local extinctions.
Another threat jaguars face is retaliatory killings from ranchers. As grazing land replaces forests, jaguars are more likely to hunt cattle. In response—and sometimes in anticipation—cattle owners kill jaguars.
Poaching is another growing problem for jaguars. They’ve long been hunted for their pelts, and now there’s a growing illegal, international trade in jaguar teeth and jaguar bone products going to China.
Conservation Status: Near Threatened - in Brazil Threatened.
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I was lucky enough to travel Pantanal in search of wildlife, primarily Jaguar. There is a high density of these magnificent cats in Parque Estadual Encontro das Aguas (The Meeting of the Waters State Park). Every day we would get in small boats and cruise the rivers in search of Jaguar. I’m not sure if we were just lucky, but we had Jaguar sightings every day we were there. Jaguar patrol the rivers in search of Caiman, Capybara and Yellow Anaconda, amongst many other animals in the region and we would patrol the rivers in search of Jaguar. They have a bite force capable of piercing the skull of their prey and can bite through a turtle’s shell. They often swam the rivers where they seemed right at home. This is a picture of one coming from a swim out onto a sand bar. (Panthera onca) (Sony a9, 400mm lens, f/7.1, 1/1600 second, ISO 1000)
7ª Meeting of Classic Cars of Vilanova i la Geltrú 2017, organized by "AMICS OF CLASSICAL" in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
7ª Encuentro de coches clásicos de Vilanova y la Geltrú 2017, organizada por "AMIGOS DE LOS CLÁSICOS" de Vilanova y la Geltrú.
Parc des Félins, Lumigny
Ce cliché parce que j'aime le bois
Il y a actuellement 4 jaguars : Téo, Leila et leurs deux petits, deux mâles, Lumé et Limbani, nés en août 2021.
_The Grand Old Lady_
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( lynda k kierans made a beautiful drawing of Inaja:
www.flickr.com/photos/49001017@N02/9383612794/in/set-7215... )
The painting was sold to support the research of cancer