The biography of the jaguar

Under the guardianship, our animals in the zoo lives a black male named Argon. He was born in the Leningrad Zoo in the year. In the appearance of the Argon there is a remarkable feature: three “antennae” on the left side of the face is white, and all the others are black. His family story is also interesting. His grandmother Greta lived in the Yekaterinburg Zoo.

At the age of 12, by human standards, this is about sixty, she first brought offspring from the young wife of Grant - the Black Jaguar, who arrived at us from the Leningrad Zoo. And that's not all! Their spotted daughter of Agnes went to her father’s homeland, there she “married” the black handsome rock. And now their son Argon returned to his “historical homeland” to our zoo.

In the year, a young female Antu was brought to Argon. At the disposal of the jaguars there are three adjacent enclosures in which they can be both separately and together. Features of the species: This is the largest cat in the New World, and the only representative of the subfamily of large cats on American continents. Harvesting: preferred jaguar habitats: thick and impenetrable tropical rain forests, coastal groves, thickets of shrubs, wooded banks of rivers, forest edges, swampy areas.

Avoids too impassable thickets and too open spaces. It can rise to the mountains, but not higher than by meters. It also occasionally occurs on the ocean coast, where the predator searches and digs up the turtle of the eggs. Like most predators, Jaguar is a loner. Moreover, the presence of other cats on their territory does not tolerate, except for representatives of the opposite sex, so that the areas of females intersect from the sections of males.

Features of appearance: the main color of the body of the jaguar from sand to bright red ocher. The bottom is throat, stomach, the inner side of the paws is white. Springs are scattered across the body: solid, rings and sockets. The black color of this wild cat is a manifestation of melanism from the Greek. Among large cats, melanism is usually more common among those that live in dense forests - provided that the dark animals are less noticeable here.

Features of nutrition and hunting: in search of prey, the jaguar is sent after sunset or at dawn. Its main prey is capybars and ungulates, as well as kayman, birds, monkeys, foxes, snakes and rodents. Do not be afraid to attack the anacond. Jaguar hunts on turtles - its powerful jaws are able to figure out their shell. The predator floats perfectly and rarely misses the victim, which is looking for salvation in the water.

If the victim has discovered a predator and fleeing, Jaguar never pursues her. According to Indian beliefs, Jaguar is able to imitate the cry of any bird or animal to lure them. Propagation: Jaguar does not have a certain season of reproduction. Although he is a single animal, during weddings, animals can be collected in small groups. Interestingly, there are almost no fights between males, the female herself chooses a partner.

After such a choice, the bride goes into the territory of the chosen one.

About days later, in a lair among stones, in a thick shrub or hollow, the female gives birth to two or four cubs. In their pattern there is more black than parents, it consists not of sockets, but of solid spots. In the lair, young jaguars spend six weeks, and with their mother hunt until they find a suitable area for hunting. Life expectancy: in nature, the life expectancy of Jaguar is about 15 years.

In the zoos, the environmental status can also live: on a significant part of its former range, this species is almost or completely exterminated. They played a role: people change the natural habitats of the jaguars, fishing for the sake of valuable skin, as well as shooting by pastoralists who feared for the safety of their herds. Jaguar is entered in the International Red Book and is protected in many countries.

This is interesting: the black color of the wool is a feature of color called melanism. Animals of this color are found both among jaguars and among leopards and other animals. In the tale of Mowgli Panther Bagire, it is a leopard! It is not difficult to distinguish Yaguar from a leopard - you need to look at their skin. There will be black dots inside the large black spots of the jaguar, the leopard has no such points!

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