In addition to habitat loss and illegal hunting, the jaguar (Panthera onca) faces another threat that increases its risk of extinction in the South American Atlantic Forest: food scarcity. A study by ...

Kevin Richardson observes jaguars in the Pantanal and explains why this predator stands apart from other big cats. With a heavy muscular body, powerful head, and incredible bite force, the jaguar is ...

Brazil’s Pantanal region has the highest jaguar density on Earth, drawing camera-toting visitors to its riverbanks. Despite overtourism concerns, one enclave may offer a model for how to protect the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors at the Caldwell Zoo can get a rare perspective of one of nature's most powerful predators thanks to a unique feature ...

For much of the 20th century, the jaguar disappeared from large parts of Argentina’s landscape. Hunting pressure and the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. For the first time in a decade, camera traps set up high in the Sierra del Merendón mountain range in Honduras captured images of a male jaguar.

When people think of the world's great big cats, lions and jaguars often come to mind for very different reasons. One rules vast African grasslands in large social groups, while the other moves ...

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