Jaguar

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=Problems=

==The Jaguars are endangered, to many humans are hunting them for their fur. They are also losing their habitat. Other animals like the Lion hunt the same food as the Jaguar so they may also get killed by a pack of Lions because they are stalking the same prey.==

=Birth and childhood= ==The average litter for the Jaguar is 1-4. Once they are born their mother teaches them how to live in the wild. The Jaguars mother also protects the baby until they are about 2 years old. Their father teaches the babies/young adults to hunt and catch their prey. Sometimes though their dad might not be able to catch something to eat so he will go after the baby. This is when the mother jumps in and protects the baby from being killed. Once the baby is about 2 years old they are now called adults. Then they have their own kids and it starts all over again.==

=Hunting= ==The Jaguar sometimes stalks its prey from the top of tree limbs in the forest or jungle. They also can catch prey in the water. They love to swim so they can easily catch prey in the water. Jaguars eat larger animals such as deer, peccaries, capybaras, and tapirs.==

=Habitat= ==The Jaguars habitat is being taken away because people are building new things where they live. You would usually find Jaguars in rain forests, savannahs, swamps, and desserts. They are rare to be found anywhere else.==

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Don is Jacky’s number one fan, now I have to go or else I will be late.
Interview.

**Mr.Roaringjag- "Welcome to the newest episode of Interview The Stars. With us today we have Mr.Jaguar.** **Mr.Jaguar- "Thank you for having me today, I was really looking forward to this."**  **Mr.Roaringjag- "It's my pleasure, we always like to have some of the biggest cats in the world."**  **Mr.Jaguar- "Oh thank you now let's get started, after this I am meeting my friends in the Jungle."**

**Mr.Roaringjag- "Is it true that you are the third largest cat in the whole world?"** **Mr.Jaguar- "Yes it is, I follow the Lion and Tiger.** **Mr.Roaringjag- "That is amazing, if you had to would you hunt in the water?"**  **Mr.Jaguar- "Are you crazy, absolutely I freakin love the water."**  **Mr.Roaringjag- "Well, um I knew that, that question was just for the audience."**

**Mr.Jaguar-"Ya what ever."** **Mr.Roaringjag- "Have you ever hunted in a pack?"** **Mr.Jaguar-"Heck no, I hate hunting in pack but I do hunt with my l-0 friend Don the Dingo."** **Mr.Roaringjag-" Well than, does your mother take care of you?"** **Mr.Jaguar- "Oh ya, she stays with me and protects me for two whole years while I am a baby. She even protects me from my own father when he may try to kill me."

Mr.Roaringjag- "Well that's to bad, I would hate it if my dad tried to kill me and eat me." Mr.Jaguar- "Ya it kind of sucks when your dad is like that and tries to kill you, but he is not always like that." Mr.Roaringjag- "Do you ever have good times with your dad?" Mr.Jaguar- " Yes mam,I mean sir. He tout me how to hunt and fish and even swim. He was great to me until dinner." Mr.Roaringjag- What is usually your mom's litter?" Mr.Jaguar- "I would have to say 1-4 because I have three brothers."** **Mr.Jaguar- "Hang on one second,(laughing historically while he was on the phone) My friend just caught an Alligator while it was asleep."** **Mr.Roaringjag- " Well that is interesting I never knew that a Jaguar would eat an Alligator."**  **Mr.Jaguar- "Oh ya their delicious ."**  **Mr.Roaringjag- "Is it true that you will actually climb a tree and stalk your prey?"**  **Mr.Jaguars- "Heck ya, then I scream Kapowee and jump on my prey."**  **Mr.Roaringjag- "Can you list every single jungle that you have ever been in?"**  **Mr.Jaguar- "Um Dude remember I have to go so bye."**  **Mr.Roaringjag- "And there he goes, off into the wild."**




 * J- Jaguars love to swim unlike many other cats in the wild or at your house. **
 * A- At the top of a tree you may see a Jaguar stalking you. **
 * G- Good thing Jaguars like to swim or else they would never be able to catch prey in the water. **
 * U- Unlike the leopard the Jaguar is much more stocky, you could really tell the difference between the two. **
 * A- At night Jaguars are really good at hunting and catching their dinner. **
 * R- Right in front of the Jaguar in the biggest cats column is the Lion and Tiger. **


 * ===Physical characteristics=== || Life Cycle || Growth || Body Functions || Pregnancy & Birth || Location / Habitat || Adaption || Problems || Behavior || Diet || Predators / Prey || Family groups || Relatives ||
 * Jaguars are mammals. || The baby Jaguar is born. || The baby has to be protected by his or her mother . || They have very attractive fur that they are hunted for. || 1-4 litter || The rain forest. || The black Jaguars have great camouflage in the dark. || There Endangered because people hunt them for their awesome fur. || Jaguars like to swim. || Deer || Humans are predators. || Lions. ||
 * Jaguars are carnivores. || The mother protects the baby from predators. || The baby learns to hunt. || In the dark their eyes glow to help them to see. || considered an adult when they are about 2 years old. || Central America. || The usual Jaguars have good camouflage in sand. || They are endangered || They like to hunt. || Crocodiles || It's a carnivore, it eats meat. || Tigers. ||
 * Jaguars life span in the wild is 12-15 years old. || The baby gets old enough to have his or her own baby. || The baby is not a baby any more. || Their sharp teeth help them to hunt in the wild. || The jaguar has no breeding season || South America. || When they are cubs they do not love the water so they learn to adapt and like the water. || Lions or Tiger may kill them for food. || Jaguars go to the bathroom in private || peccaries || peccaries || Cheetahs. ||
 * Jaguars normally weigh 100-250 pounds. || The mother or father that was the baby to begin with dies. || The baby has it's own kids. || They have good camouflage. || It only takes like two weeks to breed. || Africa. || They have to adapt to the wild. || They do not get the extra help by hunting in packs || They like to stalk their prey from trees || capybaras || Deer || Leopard. ||
 * Jaguars are 5-6 feet long. || The baby of the baby gets old enough to have his or her own baby to take care of. || And it happens all over again. || At night they can hunt easily by surprise attacking from up in trees. || The father may try to eat his cub so the mother has to protect the cub. || The Jaguar is usually found in rain forests, savannahs, and swamps, and desserts. ||

In this slide show it shows you some pictures of Jaguars and where they live.



I got all my information on this page from this [|Jaguar website] ,[| Wikipedia], and another [|Jaguar website].

1.) Jaguars are mammals. 2.) Jaguars are carnivores. 3.) Jaguar life span is 12-15 years old. 4.) Jaguars are 5-6 feet long. 5.) Jaguars weigh 100-250 pounds. 6.) Jaguars are Endangered. 7.) Jaguars are the largest cats in South America. 8.) Jaguars live alone in the wild. 9.) Unlike many other cats Jaguars do not avoid water.

10.)Jaguars are very good swimmers. 11.)Most female Jaguars have one to four cubs. 12.)Jaguars are hunted for their awesome fur. 13.)When ever a female Jaguar has a baby their mother stays with them to protect them. 14.)Jaguars eat larger animals such as deer, peccaries, capybaras, and tapirs. 15.)A jaguars kingdom is Animalia. 16.)A Jaguars family is Felidae. 17.)A Jaguars Genus is Pantherinae Panthera. 18.)A Jaguars species is onca. 19.)The name Jaguar comes from the ancient Indian name "yaguar" which meant "the killer which overcomes its prey in a single bound." 20.)The Jaguar is usually found in rain forests, savannahs, and swamps, and desserts. 21.)In captivity Jaguars live up to be 20 years old. 22.)Jaguars can climb trees. 23.)Jaguars favorite prey is the peccary (a type of wild pig). 24.)Jaguars will eat almost anything that is close. 25.)The Jaguar is completley protected even though they are still being hunted for their fur. 26.)There are only 292 Jaguars left in the whole world. 27.)The Jaguar is the only member of the panthera family to be found in the Americas and it is by far the biggest cat on the continent. 28.)Their sharp teeth help them to hunt in the wild. 29.) Unlike many other big cats, the jaguar does not kill their prey by attacking at the neck yet bites through the bones of the skull. 30.) They can jump. 31.)The black Jaguar can easily hide in the dark. 32.)Jaguars do not have any predators. 33.)About three months after mating the female has her baby. 34.)Jaguars sun themselves high on tree limbs. 35.)On the average Jaguars are smaller thanlions and Tiigers but are bigger than leopards. 36.)Some Jaguars get so big that they are bigger than a lion or tiger. 37.)Jaguars mark their own territory. 38.)When they mark their territory, they make it square miles long. 39.)Jaguars hardly ever meet in the wild. 40.)Jaguars once lived in the southern united states. 41.)Many hunters use a call that attracts Jaguars. 42.)The Jaguar has been around for hundreds of years. 44.)Some people believed that the Jaguar was the ruler of the under world. 45.)Jaguars love to fish in the water. 46.)If you were to go into the jungle a Jaguar would stalk you. 47.)When Jaguars are stalking their prey they are silent. 48.)The Jaguar has no breeding season. 49.)If you go into the jungle it would be really rare to see a Jaguar. 50.)The Jaguar is the largest cat in the southern hemisphere. 51.)Jaguars use smelling to help them hunt. 52.)When they are hunting in the water they splash the water so that their prey can not see where they are going to run. 53.)Jaguars like to hunt in the water. 54.)It is easier for them to hunt in the water. 55.)They like to live and hunt by themselves. 56.)Jaguars often sleep in trees. 57.)The Jaguar is one of the four roaring cats. 58.)A Jaguars full diet is, Deer, peccary, crocodiles, snakes, monkeys, deer, sloths, tapirs, turtles, eggs, frogs, fish and anything else it can catch. 59.)The total population of Jaguars are unknown. 60.)The jaguar can be found in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas and from Mexico all the way down to Patagonia. 61.)The Jaguar usually hunts on the ground. 62.)Jaguars biggest threats are humans. 63.)Jaguars are illegal to hunt. 64.)The Jaguar is the only large cat species in the new world. 65.)It looks like a leopard but is pudgier. 66.)The Jaguar is threatened by domestic species. 67.)The Jaguar is also threatened by hunting and habitat loss. 68.)the average Jaguars height is 2 1/2 ft. 69.)Jaguars are spotted. 70.)Jaguars eat monkey's. 71.) The Jaguar is the symbol of power, strength, and beauty. 72.)Jaguars prefer to live in thick forests. 73.) Their kingdom is Animalia 74.) They are carnivores 75.) They're species is the onca 76.) The Jaguar and the Leopard are often confused with one another in zoos 77.) Their coloring and markings are so similar that it is difficult for people to distinguish them 78.) The difference lies in the center of the Jaguars rosettes, because unlike the leopard, the Jaguar has spots inside of its rosettes 79.) The Jag is also a much stockier animal than its cousin, with shorter legs and tail – giving it more of a pit bull type appearance 80.)All of the cousins of the Jaguar are carnivores. 81.)Jaguars may not look very fast but they are faster than most of there cousins. 82.)The Jaguar is somewhat related to house cats. 83.)Jaguars often scratch on trees to mark their territory. 84.)Jaguars paws are very strong so they can run on hard grounds. 85.)Jaguars an see very well in the dark 86.)They use their sharp claws to catch their prey. 87.)They use their mouth to catch fish. 88.)They like to hunt and eat their own food. 89.)If they were to catch something they would not share the prey with any other animal. 90.)They like to stalk their prey from trees. 91.)They would not usually feast on a human. 92.)If you were to frighten them they would attack. 93.)They would fetch a ball if they had your trust. 94.)Jaguars love to bathe. 95.)Jaguars love to hunt as a hobby. 96.)They rarely ever hunt in packs. 97.)They like to get in fights for prey. 98.)They enjoy hunting. 99.)Jaguars go to the bathroom in private. 100.)Jaguars like to play.