Although classified as a big cat, the jaguar does not seem to be able to roar. The Zoo's two jaguars are sisters from the same litter. Behavior Swims and climbs trees well, but usually hunts on the ground. Generally nocturnal, it stalks its prey through the underbrush, or waits in ambush, including from the branches of trees. Depending on availability of prey its territory may vary from two to 200 square miles.
Jaguars are very comfortable in water or trees.
They can run very swiftly for short distances. Except during breeding, the jaguar is usually solitary. Reproduction Jaguars are sexually mature at three years. They breed in January or February in the northern part of their range, and any time of the year in the equatorial zone. Gestation is approximately 100 days.