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Mar 3, 2009

Rare Arizona Jaguar Euthanized

A rare jaguar captured and collared in Arizona two weeks ago was euthanized after falling ill, state game officials said. The jaguar was the only one spotted in the United States in more than a decade. Officials captured the cat Feb. 18 as part of a program to study bears...

May 6, 2009

Jaguar Photographed Visiting Island in Panama Canal

A jaguar has been photographed on a research island in a man-made lake that links up the locks of the Panama Canal, surprising biologists there. In fact, the image is the first picture taken of this large, carnivorous cat in the field station's 86-year history, the scientists said. As part...

Jun 16, 2010

Jaguars' Hunting Patterns Revealed

Brazilian ranchers troubled by the tendency of jaguars to stealthily kill cattle may be justified in their fears, according to new research on the mysterious cats' hunting patterns. Jaguars in the Pantanal wetlands of central Brazil hunt native species, such as giant anteaters, more often than cows, scientists discovered. But...

Nov 8, 2010

New U.S. Protected Area for Jaguars Delayed

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) was slated to announce the establishment of a new protected area for jaguars in the American Southwest in early 2011, but now that decision will be put off for another year, the FWS recently announced. The FWS pledged to set up the protected...

Mar 2, 2011

New 'Jaguar' Catfish Found in Amazon

In a previously unexplored area of the Amazon rain forest, scientists have discovered a new species of catfish swimming in a tributary to the great Amazon River. The fish was found during a series of expeditions to explore the biodiversity of the rain forests of the northern margin of the...

Mar 17, 2011

Jaguars vs. Ranchers: Livestock Attacks Spur Poisoning Threat

FORTALEZA, Brazil Ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon are threatening to poison jaguars and pumas attacking their livestock, after the elusive big cats' habitat was destroyed by a nearby dam. The farmers in Rondônia state say the big cats have invaded their properties since construction began on Jirau dam, one of...

May 27, 2011

Follow the Leader, Jaguar-Style

Guapo, a 5-year-old male jaguar, leaps across the pond in his habitat at the San Diego Zoo Thursday (May 26). Following close behind is a 3-year-old female, Nindiri, who has been known to follow Guapo around wherever he goes in the exhibit. Jaguars are solitary animals but this pair was...

Oct 21, 2011

Record Jaguar Number Counted in Rainforest

A record number of jaguars have been identified in one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes. Using technology first adapted to identify tigers by stripe patterns, researchers for the Wildlife Conservation Society have identified 19 individual jaguars by spot patterns in the rainforests of Bolivia, a record number for...

Feb 16, 2012

New Jaguar Arrives at Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland has a new resident: Rica the jaguar. At one-and-a-half years old, Rica is still a youngster, but in time it is hoped she will form a breeding pair with seven-year-old Mowgli, the zoo's black male jaguar. Jaguars are the largest cats in the Americas and are...

May 10, 2012

Cute Alert! Baby Jaguars Born at San Diego Zoo

The San Diego Zoo recently welcomed two bundles of cuteness in the form of twin jaguar cubs born on April 27, the first jaguars born at the zoo since 1989. One of the 12-day-old cubs recently took a turn on a zoo scale during a check-up. This tiny cub, which...

Jun 6, 2012

Rare Photos Reveal Elusive Jaguar Cubs on Oil Plantation

For the first time, cameras have documented wild jaguars with cubs in an oil palm plantation in Colombia, a conservation organization announced today (June 6). This is significant for conservationists who hope to protect the wild cats' populations because it indicates jaguars are willing to enter the plantations, which can...

Jun 20, 2012

Jaguar Cub Finally Sets Paws Outside

A young male jaguar peeks at the outdoors as his mother stands by in this photo released yesterday (June 19) by the San Diego Zoo. At more than a month old, the male and female jaguar cubs born to mother Nindiri are ready to spend some time in their large...

Jun 26, 2012

Jaguar Cub Tempts Mom to Play

A jaguar cub bats at his full grown mother playfully while she stands protectively over him. The mother jaguar, named Nindiri, brought her two cubs out of their den for the first time last week. For the last two months, the young cubs, who were born April 26, have been...

Feb 14, 2013

Photo: Jaguars Get Bloody Valentines

For jaguars, a heart-shaped box of chocolates won't suffice on Valentine's Day. But a heart-shaped block of frozen blood will certainly do. That's exactly the kind of valentine five-year-old jaguar mom Nindiri and her two 10-month-old cubs, Tikal and Maderas, were treated to this week at the San Diego Zoo....

Oct 11, 2013

The Surprising Product Used to Attract Jaguars

When Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) wants to impress buxom newcomer Veronica Corningstone (Christina Appelgate) in the movie Anchorman, he opts for sex panther, a vile concoction that gets him sprayed with a fire hose. They done studies, you know — 60 percent of the time, it works every time, Fantana...