The Fear and Adrenalin of A Jaguar
Getting To Know a Jaguar
The Jaguar is a cat…But a big one! They can climb trees and jump on things that are bigger than them. They can run faster than anything else can. Jaguars can be up to 30 inches tall, 5 ft. long, and up to 350 lbs. All Jaguars are different. There are different colors and spots. Some are black and you may not see the spots as well as you can see them on orange and yellow Jaguars.
The Jaguar species is close to the Leopard species. They were found in South and Central America and now have traveled to Mexico.
Ecosystem and Habitat
Jaguars are always different. Some like to live in warm places and some cooler places, like the mountains. Sometimes Jaguar like to sleep and live in trees and some like to lay in nice tall grass, were the sun is beaming down onto there nice rich and beautiful fur. Jaguars can also (like humans) want a nice peaceful place to sleep, and some more with some company running around, for example. If a Jaguar is lying in the tall grass and a Mother came by with her 3 little baby cubs he wouldn’t mind, but some would. Oh and remember that Jaguars always live alone.
Hunting and Attacking
Jaguars are different hunters then most other cats. They like to watch there prey walk by from a height. The Jaguar will sit in a nice tall tree and pounce right on to there dinner! When the Jaguar has the animal underneath them selves they will bite his dinner in the neck so the animal will be dead. Then…Order Up! Yummy! Jaguars prefer to eat bigger animals like deer and bear for example. I like deer!
Growing and Learning
Jaguars usually mate from March-September so that the baby is born around June in the nice warm weather. A Jaguar is most likely to have a litter of 1-4 cubs, other wise it’s a big handful. The mother teaches her children how to hunt at about 3 months old. Once the cubs know how to hunt, they are off on there own!
