Do jaguars kill gorillas?

No, jaguars do not kill gorillas in the wild because there are no gorillas for the jaguar to kill in the places where it lives. Gorillas are only found in Central Africa including Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic Of The Congo and Cameroon. The Jaguar lives in Central and South America and Mexico, …

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Do jaguars eat sloths?

Sloth in La Selva Biological Station & Reserve

Yes, if sloths are available, jaguars will feed on them. The jaguar’s diet reflects the relative abundance of prey species in the area in which they live, which naturally varies from area to area. Jaguars are opportunistic predators. They are capable of killing and eating almost any type of prey they encounter. The list …

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Why are there no big cats in Australia?

Lion in Australia!!

People ask why there are no big cats in Australia but they could also ask a much wider question namely, “Why are there no native cats at all in Australia?” The answer must be found in the fact that the evolution of the island continent of Australia and the evolution of cats as a …

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How do jaguars kill prey?

Snake-eating jaguar

As the jaguar has the highest bite force of all the cats, it has a third and brutal way of killing prey in addition to the neck and throat bite. The neck bite breaks the spine. The throat bite suffocates prey. The jaguar’s way is to insert its canine teeth directly into the prey’s …

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Big cat sighting in Southern Italy is likely to be genuine

Big cat sighting in Italy?

This is one of the few possibly genuine big cat sightings in Europe. So often they are domestic cats. There is an innate fear of cats which promotes many false big cat sightings. However, it is probable that the three big cat sightings since January 15th of a large black cat, a panther, in …

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Picture of a black panther walking along the roof of a building in Armentieres, near Lille, France

Black panther on roof in France

This is a genuine black panther. It is not that big because the cat is 6-months-of-age. The cat is a melanistic jaguar or leopard. It is more likely to be a leopard. The cat was owned illegally by a French person and has been captured and tranquillised. ‘Black panther’ does not describe a species …

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Do jaguars live in India?

Jaguars not in India

Do jaguars live in India? No, jauguars do not live in India. They live in Central and South America and perhaps a very few along the border between the US and Mexico in New Mexico. A cat which is very similar to the jaguar, the leopard, lives in India. FOR MORE ON WHERE THE …

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