International Jaguar Day – November 29, 2021
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International Jaguar Day – Jaguar (Panthera onca)
A MIGHTY NAME
The word ‘jaguar’ comes from the indigenous word ‘yaguar’, which means ‘he who kills with one leap’.
SPOTS ON THEIR SPOTS
Jaguars can be mistaken for leopards. You can tell the difference from their rosettes (circular markings): Jaguars have black dots in the middle of some of their rosettes, whereas leopards don’t. Jaguars also have larger, rounded heads and short legs.
EXCELLENT SWIMMERS
Jaguars are confident swimmers and don’t avoid water like other cat species. They often live near lakes, rivers and wetlands, and are known to cross large rivers.
