Jaguars also have a broader face, larger rosettes, thicker legs, and a longer face than leopards. There is very little known about the life of wild jaguars. Like all the big cats, they have been hunted for their skin and body parts, causing them to become very endangered. The fact that they have been heavily hunted and have become so rare make them hard to study. Most information about the life of jaguars comes from studying them in zoos.
Jaguars are solitary animals, like most cats, and only come together to mate.
Females remain in estrus for 22 - 65 days. Mating is usually non-seasonal, but the cubs are more likely to be born in the wet season, corresponding to increase in prey. The female jaguar attracts the attention of area males by leaving scent signals on trees in the form of urine. Chemicals in the urine signal to the male that the female is ready to mate. When the male finds the female, they stay together only for a few days, just long enough to copulate.