Jaguar - Panthera onca The Jaguar is a compact and well-muscled animal. It is the largest cat native to the Americas and the third largest in the world, exceeded in size by the tiger and the lion. Its coat is generally a tawny yellow. Jaguars are at risk of becoming Jaguars are at risk of becoming extinct; deforestation, fragmentation and hunting are causing their numbers to decline in the wild. ‘Beast of prey’ is thought to be the meaning of the word ‘jaguar’, originally...

Jaguar - Panthera onca The Jaguar is a compact and well-muscled animal. It is the largest cat native to the Americas and the third largest in the world, exceeded in size by the tiger and the lion. Its coat is generally a tawny yellow. Jaguars are at risk of becoming Jaguars are at risk of becoming extinct; deforestation, fragmentation and hunting are causing their numbers to decline in the wild. ‘Beast of prey’ is thought to be the meaning of the word ‘jaguar’, originally...