10 Facts About Jaguar

in #animals6 years ago

jaguar.jpg

  1. Jaguars live in the wild for 11-15 years, in captivity they can live over 20 years.
  2. The jaguar is the 3rd largest of the big cats after the tiger and the lion.
  3. The first jaguar preserve - the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in Belize - was created in 1986.
  4. Jaguars are great swimmers, so they choose habitats rich in water resources.
  5. The word 'jaguar' is thought to derive from the Tupian word yaguara , meaning "beast of prey".
  6. Jaguars (panthera onca) and leopards (panthera pardus) may seem identical, but a leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not have central spots as jaguars do.
  7. Jaguars have incredibly powerful jaws, strong enough to pierce a skull and crack a sea turtle’s shell.
  8. Many ancient American cultures such as the Maya and Aztec, featured the jaguar in their mythologies, it was often regarded as a symbol of strength.
  9. The jaguar also appears in banknotes of Brazilian real.
  10. Adult jaguars weigh between 45 to 113 kilograms.

Source of the photo: Pixabay, CC0 Creative Commons

Sort:  

Hi @swiatzir. This is quite informative. So apart from the rosette patterns which are pretty much subjective, are there other characteristics that might differentiate between a jaguar and a leopard?

Congratulations @swiatzir! You received a personal award!

Happy Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 1 year!

You can view your badges on your Steem Board and compare to others on the Steem Ranking

Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:

SteemitBoard - Witness Update
Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness to get one more award and increased upvotes!