JAGUAR

CHARACTERISTICS

• Predators with a very diverse diet.
• Thick bodies with massive jaws and short tails.
• They are endangered because they're hunted for their fur.
• They eat anything from deer to fish. Very good swimmers.
• Solitary animals. Can live up to 22 years. Have 1-4 cubs.

HABITAT

• They live in Central and South America.
• They live in equatorial rain forests.
• Prefer to live near fresh water.
• Also live in forests, Savannah's, Mexico, scrub country, and deserts

KEYSTONE SPECIES

• They keep species numbers in balance.
• The Moche worshiped them for being predators
• Of the night.
• Part of the Felidae family.

SOURCE

• Time-life Education, inc. Mammals. Virginia. 1997