Jaguar is one of the big cats (Panthera) that still exist today. Its appearance is similar to a leopard, but Jaguar is a different species, because the leopard is the species Panthera pardus, while Jaguar is a species of Panthera Onca.

Jaguar is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. They are the third largest cat species after the tiger and lion. And is the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

Jaguar deployment includes the southern US and Mexico, most of the Americas and Central and Southern parts of Paraguay and Argentina to the northern part. But Jaguar is estimated to have gone extinct in the United States since the beginning of the 20th century.

Leopard pattern on their bodies is very similar to a leopard, but Jaguar tend to be larger, and also have characteristics more similar to a tiger. The most preferred habitat of a jaguar is the dense rain forest areas (dense rainforest).

Jaguars are solitary animals (solitary). They will wander off alone except for a female jaguar who care for their children. They are the pinnacle of the food chain in their territory. So that they play an important role in maintaining the forest ecosystem to ensure the availability of game animals.

Jaguar has a dependency with water that is strong enough, so they tend to stay in areas close to the river flow. They also include a large cat who likes to swim.

Jaguar has a very strong bite. The strength of the bite can penetrate layers of tortoise shell and allows it to kill its prey with an unusual method. They will bite and crush the skull prey and give a fatal brain injury prey.

Jaguar populations are currently in endangered status. The amount continues to decline. This is mainly due to the narrowing of their habitat which impact on food shortages. They also are often killed by humans, mainly due to a conflict with farmers in South America. However, although the number has declined, its spread is quite wide, it is estimated that the amount is still quite a lot in the wild.

Just as an aside, Jaguar is a symbol of the god of the Mayans. And they are the strongest stray cat in the Americas.