Jaguar

Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Conservation status in the wild

Could become at risk

IUCN: Near threatened · Red List

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At a glance3

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Typical height: around 57-81 cm.^[1]
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Typical body length: around 1.12-1.85 m.^[1]
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Adult weight: around 56-96 kg.^[1]

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In parts of the Pantanal and Venezuelan Llanos, male jaguars have formed teams that defend territory and hunt together, despite being mostly solitary.^[1]
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Jaguars have jaws strong enough to pierce the hard shells of river turtles and tortoises.^[1]
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Jaguars can bite straight through the skull of their prey between the ears, a rare killing method that delivers a fatal blow to the brain.^[1]
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Jaguars are strong enough to haul a kill as big as a heifer up a tree to keep it safe from rising floodwaters.^[1]
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Jaguars are strong swimmers that play and hunt in water, and one has been recorded swimming at least 1.3 km between islands and the shore.^[1]

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