Joel Sartoreのインスタグラム(joelsartore) - 11月9日 23時55分

The name jaguar comes from the Native American word yaguar which means ‘he who kills with one leap’. Though it may sometimes take more than one leap, jaguars are undeniably formidable hunters. Pound for pound, the jaguar’s jaw is the strongest of any feline relative to its body weight. In order to kill their target, jaguars deliver a swift bite to the back of the head near where the spinal cord meets the brain, rendering their prey incapacitated. They aren’t picky eaters and will hunt anything from fish and birds to porcupines and anacondas. Unlike many big cats, jaguars absolutely love the water. They often make their homes near bodies of water and can be seen bathing, playing and hunting in streams and pools. Jaguars range all the way from South America up through Central america and parts of Mexico. And as of last year, two jaguars have even been spotted in the Desert Southwest of the United States. These majestic felines once roamed all throughout the Western United States, but like many species before them, they were hunted and wiped out once humans began to move into their territory. Currently, jaguars are listed as near threatened on the #IUCN Red List. The largest contributors to their decline is deforestation in Latin America as well as execution as pests by ranchers. This ten-year-old female named Pintada, which means ‘spots’, was photographed at the @Dallas_World_Aquarium.
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