Jaguars of the Pantanal
The jaguars in the Pantanal are the world's largest race of jaguars, and they seem to be built like small tanks, with short legs and extreme muscularity. Their hunting technique—at least in the Pantanal—is overt and forceful, as they plunge through the thick vegetation along the riverbanks in the hopes of flushing hidden prey out into the open. A hunting jaguar will shake the bushes as it crashes through the brush. This observation allowed us to place our boats ahead of the cat's direction in open, photogenic areas on the riverbank, where we could predict its path as it traveled.
Jaguars of the Pantanal
The jaguars in the Pantanal are the world's largest race of jaguars, and they seem to be built like small tanks, with short legs and extreme muscularity. Their hunting technique—at least in the Pantanal—is overt and forceful, as they plunge through the thick vegetation along the riverbanks in the hopes of flushing hidden prey out into the open. A hunting jaguar will shake the bushes as it crashes through the brush. This observation allowed us to place our boats ahead of the cat's direction in open, photogenic areas on the riverbank, where we could predict its path as it traveled.