The Jaguar (Panthera onca) is the largest cat found in the Americas. In addition to their enormous tongues, jaguars have incredibly powerful jaws, able to pierce a turtle's shell. They are also excellent swimmers and climbers.
Jaguars are solitary stalk-and-ambush hunters, feeding on anything they can catch. (85 species on their list of prey) Wild jaguars expend considerable energy in the capture and kill of prey, and may consume up to 25 kilograms of meat at one feeding.
In Central and South America, the jaguar has long been a symbol of power and strength. In the Maya civilization, the jaguar was believed to facilitate communication between the living and the dead and to protect the royal household. The Aztec civilization shared this image of the jaguar as the representative of the ruler and as a warrior.
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I love the picture, it just shows how magnificent loving animals jaguars are. I come from Bolivia where we have this wonderful cat. Its hard to spot it in the nature even locals from small communities report not seeing them so often, they are very silent and carefull animals, they will not attack if not disturbed or feel threaten, but be carfull of a mother with cubs, they will protect them above all.
I have a friend who has a jaguar, he adopted it, since it was a baby-jaguar, because some hunters have killed her mother, my friend arranged a spacious cage for him and he lives happy. Only, because of to much contact with humans he can´t be reintroduced to its natural habitat. This jaguar was very friendly like a little cat and accepted the prescence and touch of other people, nowdays he is an adult, big and healthy but he only accepts my friend Horacio in the cage with him, I saw them palying it was wonderful.....
This jaguar is only taken care by my friend and his wife if anyone wants to collaborate with them in any possible way, please dont hesitate to contact me or him.
I am Isabel my e-mail isa.padilla@gmail.com
my friend Horacio e-mail tigregente@gmail.com
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