While a female is searching for a mate, she may sometimes be accompanied briefly by several males. Silent Solitary Stalkers Jaguars are nocturnal hunters, and do most of their stalking on the ground. They are also excellent climbers, leaping from a tree or a ledge to ambush their prey. Jaguars have a compact body, with a large broad head and powerful jaws. With large prey, jaguars commonly bite the head and puncture the skull with their canine teeth.
Jaguars dispatch smaller prey by simply breaking their necks.
Large carcasses are either buried or hidden in a sheltered area, for the jaguar will return to eat when it is hungry again. The jaguar is also a patient hunter of fish. It waits by the water's edge, occasionally hitting the surface of the water with its tail, which inadvertently attracts fish. As the fish approach the shore, the jaguar swats at them, spearing the fish with its sharp claws. Like most big cats, jaguars enjoy water.