Compared with the leopard, the jaguar is generally larger, has a shorter tail, and a broader, heavier head. A jaguar has one to four dark spots inside the rings. Depending on whether the jaguar lives in the wild or with captive animals, the jaguars life span is varied. The average life span of a jaguar in the wild is fifteen to twenty years. Most jaguars live in Central and South America.
Jaguars live in dense tropical rain forests and swampy grasslands.
The distribution range is from the Southern portion of the United States, and has been observed in the 1940's in South Argentina. Without seasons in most of the tropics, the jaguars breed cubs at any time. The average litter is one to four cubs, which are born blind. The average weight of a new-born cub is two to two and a half pounds. In conclusion, the jaguar is one of the biggest and cutest of the cat family.