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The Jaguar

Basic Information The jaguar is an animal that is native to the Americas, it usually found in swamps, rain forests or dense forests. Some of the things to know about it are that it eats Crocodiles, deer, and tapir. See below for pictures It almost only ever interacts with the opposite gender when mating, and lives with its mother two years after birth. A picture of a Jaguar killing a Crocodile A Jaguar "playing" with its food

 A painting depicting a jaguar hunting a Tapir

Where does it live? The jaguar lives in mainly South America but also in parts of Mexico, New Mexico, Texas, and southern California. You can usually find them in swamps, rain forests, or dense forests. Most of the food they eat comes from any of these habitats.

What does it eat? The jaguar eats Crocodiles, tapir, deer, and other animals. The crocodiles aren't as easy to catch in water but are simple to get on land which makes them a primary food source, along with deer. The jaguar will also eat Tapir, a large mammal that lives in forests or rain forests.

What are it's main threats? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-shadow: #555555 0px 2px 4px;">The animals main threats are deforestation, loss of natural prey, poaching, and being killed by farmers or ranchers who believe that they are a threat, all of these come together to put the jaguar on the possibility of becoming en <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-shadow: 0px 2px 4px #555555;">dangered list.

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px;">What is to be done
<span style="color: #a52a2a; font-family: comic sans ms,cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-shadow: 0px 2px 4px #555555;">The jaguar is NT (Near Threatened) and are under protection and help from Panthera, Panthera is the leading company in wild cat protection and helps by protecting land they they believe should be the cats and making sure that they are readily able to hunt, reproduce, and that they are not being hunted for money or because of people being simply scared.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-shadow: 0px 2px 4px #555555;">Something that WE could do is raise money by having say a bake sale or a lemonade stand or something along those lines.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-shadow: 0px 2px 4px #555555;">Info was gathered from ICUN.org wikipedia.com panthera.com and ecomii.com

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