About Jaguars (Panthera onca)
Mother jaguars give birth to one to four cubs. Most often, two cubs are born.
A newborn jaguar cub weighs only 1½ - 2 pounds (700–900 grams).
About 5 newborn kittens together weigh what a newborn jaguar cub weighs.
The jaguar cub’s eyes are sealed shut for 10–14 days after birth.
Jaguars have a layer of tissue in the back of their eyes that reflects light. Because of this they can see 6 times better than you or I can at night or in dark places.
Jaguars can hear really well too, and their sense of smell is strong.
Jaguar cubs stay with their mother for about two years. She protects them from danger and teaches them how to hunt.
No two jaguars look exactly alike. Every jaguar has her or his own unique spots and rosettes.
Jaguars and leopards look very similar, but live far away from one another, on different continents. Here you can see the difference in the black spots on their coat.
Black panthers are really black jaguars (or black leopards in Asia). If you look closely you will see rosettes on the skin underneath their fur.
Jaguars like water and are good swimmers. They swim in fresh water lakes and rivers. They hunt in the water too.
Jaguars often sleep in the branches of a tree. They like to eat up in the trees too.
Jaguars make a variety of sounds, and sometimes they roar.
There are eight subspecies of jaguars, which vary in their size and coloring.
A full grown jaguar is 4 to 6 feet in length from its nose to its flank (1.2–1.95 meters). Its tail is 1½ to 2 feet long (50–60 centimeters). From nose to tail a jaguar is 6 to 8 feet in length (1.95–2.4 meters).
Female jaguars weigh 100–200 pounds (45–90 kg). Male jaguars weigh 125–250 pounds (57–113 kg).
A jaguar’s lifespan is estimated to be 12–15 years in the wild. Jaguars who live on reserves often live 15–20 years.
Today most jaguars are found in South America, near rivers or swamps. The Amazon Rainforest is their primary habitat. Some jaguars also live in Central America and Mexico. Occasionally a jaguar is spotted in the southern United States.
Jaguars are the largest big cats that live in the Americas, and the 3rd largest Big Cat in the world.
A newborn jaguar cub weighs only 1½ - 2 pounds (700–900 grams).
About 5 newborn kittens together weigh what a newborn jaguar cub weighs.
The jaguar cub’s eyes are sealed shut for 10–14 days after birth.
Jaguars have a layer of tissue in the back of their eyes that reflects light. Because of this they can see 6 times better than you or I can at night or in dark places.
Jaguars can hear really well too, and their sense of smell is strong.
Jaguar cubs stay with their mother for about two years. She protects them from danger and teaches them how to hunt.
No two jaguars look exactly alike. Every jaguar has her or his own unique spots and rosettes.
Jaguars and leopards look very similar, but live far away from one another, on different continents. Here you can see the difference in the black spots on their coat.
Black panthers are really black jaguars (or black leopards in Asia). If you look closely you will see rosettes on the skin underneath their fur.
Jaguars like water and are good swimmers. They swim in fresh water lakes and rivers. They hunt in the water too.
Jaguars often sleep in the branches of a tree. They like to eat up in the trees too.
Jaguars make a variety of sounds, and sometimes they roar.
There are eight subspecies of jaguars, which vary in their size and coloring.
A full grown jaguar is 4 to 6 feet in length from its nose to its flank (1.2–1.95 meters). Its tail is 1½ to 2 feet long (50–60 centimeters). From nose to tail a jaguar is 6 to 8 feet in length (1.95–2.4 meters).
Female jaguars weigh 100–200 pounds (45–90 kg). Male jaguars weigh 125–250 pounds (57–113 kg).
A jaguar’s lifespan is estimated to be 12–15 years in the wild. Jaguars who live on reserves often live 15–20 years.
Today most jaguars are found in South America, near rivers or swamps. The Amazon Rainforest is their primary habitat. Some jaguars also live in Central America and Mexico. Occasionally a jaguar is spotted in the southern United States.
Jaguars are the largest big cats that live in the Americas, and the 3rd largest Big Cat in the world.