### animal | vertebrate | mammal | feline:

Jaguar
* More jaguars are killed as the demand for their fur increases.
* Most jaguars eat dry food
  - get food
  - grab prey
  - have black spots
* Most jaguars have dark black spots
  - enemies
  - eyes
  - habitats
  - jaws
  - large round heads
  - legs
  - long tails
  - loose skin
  - natural enemies
  - places
  - rough tongues
  - tawny fur
  - kill prey
  - live in Central and South America
  - show preference
* Most jaguars thrive in habitats
  - healthy habitats
* Most jaguars use different kill methods
  - large paws
* Some jaguars are all black
  - black with spots
  - even white
  - attack livestock
  - consume roots
  - defend homes
* Some jaguars have expectancy
  - life expectancy
  - orange
  - inhabit protect rainforests
* Some jaguars kill caimen
  - horses
  - tapirs
  - live in zoos
  - move through water
  - survive extinction
  - take down caimen
* also eat larger animals such as deer, peccaries, capybaras, and tapirs
  - small, alligator-like animals called caimans, which live in rivers
  - tapirs, which are mammals that are somewhat pig-shaped with snouts
* also have a broader face, larger rosettes, thicker legs, and a longer face than leopards
  - unique spotted pattern called rosettes which consists of a spot within a spot
  - rough padded paws to help add traction when running and climbing
  - leave a sign of their presence with scent markings and droppings
* are a sign of a healthy forest ecosystem.
* are also more heavily built and muscled than a leopard
  - predator animals and have a varied diet
  - the largest cats in the Western Hemisphere
* are an endangered species due to loss of habitat and over-hunting by man
  - at home in the dark with their excellent night vision
  - beautiful feline creatures that live in the rainforests
  - big cats
  - born blind, and they take three months to be weaned
  - carnivores, which means they eat only meat
  - cinnamon-buff in color, with many black spots
  - ecological generalists
  - endangered animals and are a sturdy and powerful creature
  - excellent swimmers, and are the most water loving of the cats
  - felines
  - formidable predators, taking animals up to the size peccaries and tapirs
  - great swimmers and like water
  - known as apex predators, prefer large prey, and are particularly fond of meat
  - large, wild, graceful cats that live in rainforests, swamps, deserts and shrubby areas
  - larger and stockier than panthers
  - more aggressive than the cheetahs
  - mostly nocturnal hunters
  - muscular, with relatively short, massive limbs and a deep-chested body
  - night stalkers that prefer to ambush their prey rather than chase it
  - nocturnal hunters, and do most of their stalking on the ground
  - nocturnal, and are often unaccompanied
  - normally solitary
* are one of the largest animals in the cat family
  - only cats, besides the tiger , to be completely at home in the water
  - protected in the United States under the Endangered Species Act
* are solitary and territorial animals
  - animals and live and hunt alone, except during mating season
  - animals, like most cats, and only come together to mate
  - creatures, like most cats
  - solitary, apart from a mother with cubs, and they only meet up to mate
  - surprisingly agile swimmers
  - tan with black rings and dots
  - the biggest cats in the Americas and the third largest cats in the world
* are the largest and most powerful felines found in the Western Hemisphere
  - of the American cat family
* are the largest cat in the Americas
  - western hemisphere
* are the largest of American cats and are strong swimmers and climbers
  - South America's big cats
  - second strongest of all mammals
  - third largest cat of the world, ranking behind the tiger and African lion
* are very adaptable animals
  - agile and swift
  - comfortable in water or trees
  - wonderful creatures
* bite heads.
* can roar, but more often grunt, snarl, growl or even mew
  - survive on anything from herd animals to insects
* closely resemble leopards in spotting pattern but are generally heavier.
* combine power, grace, quick reflexes and endurance when stalking prey.
* currently range from the southwestern United States to northern Argentina.
* dispatch smaller prey by simply breaking their necks.
  - monkeys, wild pigs, and cattle
  - wild pigs, turtles, cattle and even caiman, which are like alligators
  - their food there
* glide silently through the underbrush.
* have a compact body, with a large broad head and powerful jaws
  - tawny coat with black markings that are larger and stockier than leopards
  - very powerful body
  - distinctive spots
  - huge paws and a broad head with mighty strong jaws
  - keen sense of smell and hearing
  - no real predators , other than humans
  - one to four babies that live for about twelve to sixteen years
* have the most powerful jaws of any cat, strong enough to crack sea turtle shells
  - strongest bite of any feline and the second-strongest bite of any mammal
  - to rely more on their lefty
  - very good night vision and do most of their hunting on the ground at night
  - yellow or yellow-orange fur with brown and black rosettes and spots
* hunt animals
  - their prey by stalking and ambushing rather than chasing it
  - wild animals
* includes brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - nuclei
  - pads
  - piluses
  - plasma membranes
  - rib cages
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
  - their prey by biting the victim's skull
* like to live by water.
  - here, and brilliant blue butterflies the size of small birds
* live in South America and range into Southern United States
  - and Central America
  - a suprisingly wide range of habitats
  - caves and canyons close to fresh water
  - dense tropical rain forests and swampy grasslands
  - either grasslands or rainforests
  - many environments
  - the traditional den or in canyons
* look muscular, have massive limbs, and have a deep chest
  - very similar to leopards, but they behave more like tigers
* love to swim in lakes and rivers.
* mainly live a solitary live.
* make their dens in caves, canyons, and even in the ruins of old buildings.
* mark territory.
* mate year-round.
* never rush into something.
* often bury their prey after killing it, so that they can eat it later
  - hide in caves
  - prey on the agouti
* prefer wet lowland habitats, swampy savannas or tropical rain forests.
* protect themselves by hiding in bushes and on trees, or by running away
  - running away or hiding behind bushes
* see less detail and color in daylight but have better vision at night.
* spend much of their time on the ground.
* stalk and ambush their pray
* take turns shredding a paper bag filled with straw and scents.
* use all tour legs to move across the ground
  - caves, logs, and trees as shelter
* usually have background fur that is orange-yellow in color.
* vary in color, from pale yellow to reddish brown with black spots which form rosettes.
* wave their tails over water to attract fish.
+ Jaguar, Appearance: Panthera :: Mammals of North America
  * Jaguars have yellow or yellow-orange fur with brown and black rosettes and spots. They are big and heavy and also have very strong muscles which makes them really powerful
  * Jaguars live in South and Central America. They mostly live in rainforests, but also in savanna, swamp and open areas