The Endangered Jaguar

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The Endangered Jaguar
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Table of Contents

• Habitat
• Appearance
• Diet
• Raising Young
• Why is the Jaguar Endangered?
• Interesting Facts

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The Jaguars Habitat (Where They Live)

• They live in North and South America, and also in
  the rain forests in Central and South America,
  and Peru.
• The most Jaguars in the world live in the Amazon
  rain forests.
• Jaguars also like to live near grasslands, rivers
  and lakes, in small caves, marshes and under rock
  ledges they live in shrubby areas as well.

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Appearance

• To some, jaguars look very much like leopards but
  they are heavier and larger.
• Jaguars vary from 1.62 to 1.83 m in length,
  including a 0.76 m tail.
• They stand around 67 to 76 cm (tall at the
  shoulder and weigh between 56 and 96 kg
• Females are typically smaller than males and
  Jaguars in southern Peru, Mexico and Central
  America are typically smaller.
• The jaguar is the third largest feline in the
  world, after tigers and lions, and the largest
  feline in the Americas.

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Some Photos of the Jaguar
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Diet(What They Eat)

• Jaguars will go after almost any prey ,with its
  favorite being the wild pig and the capybara (the
  worlds largest rodent).
• Other food items are caiman, tapirs, and fish.
• Jaguars are also more energetic than their larger
  cousins, and are active for more than half of the
  day.

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Raising Young
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Raising Young

• Jaguars seem to mate in any season.
• Male and female jaguars live together only
  during the mating and pregnancy season.
• 110 days after mating, the female gives birth to
  one to four young cubs they usually have 2 cubs.
  New born jaguars weigh between .7 and .9
  kilograms.

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Why is the Jaguar Endangered?

• Humans are the main threat to the jaguar.
• Humans hunt the jaguar for sport, and for its
  spotted hide.
• During the sixties and seventies, around 18,000
  jaguars were killed every year for their
  beautiful coat.
• The number of jaguars has declined over the last
  100 years mainly because humans have cut down
  many of their rainforests in Central and South
  America. The forests and grasslands are being
  cleared. The destruction of the jaguar's habitat
  (rainforest) is causing decrease in the Jaguar
  population.

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• The number of jaguars has declined over the last
  100 years mainly because humans have cut down
  many of their rainforests in Central and South
  America. The forests and grasslands are being
  cleared. The destruction of the jaguar's habitat
  (rainforest) is causing decrease in the Jaguar
  population.

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How Can I Help?