Although he lives in other regions of Central and South America, the Amazon is home to the largest population of the species Panthera onca. The jaguar (Panthera onca) holds many titles; The main predator in the Amazon, it’s also the largest big cat species in the Americas and the third largest feline in the world, after tigers and lions. Zoologists believe this … Jaguar are the dominant predator in the Amazon Rainforest where they roam the forest in search of favored prey, such as capybara, tapir, or deer. Explore the rainforest region, one of the most extreme environments on Earth, by following a jaguar through its day as it eats, sleeps, and cares for its young. This jaguar was photographed enroute to the Tambopata Research Center, a remote Amazon Rainforest tourist lodge. This engaging nonfiction book introduces emerging readers to the behaviors, traits, and habitat of this fascinating animal with supportive text features, including a labeled body map of the jaguar and further resources. The majestic jaguar god of the Aztec, Inca and Mayan cultures stalks the dense rain forests of the Amazon basin.
Unlike many cats, jaguars don’t avoid water, in fact they are the most water loving of the cats and actually tend to live near it, their habitat ranging from rainforests such as the Amazon, to seasonally flooded swamp areas, like the Pantanal in Brazil.
This iconic species plays a vital role in its habitat by controlling other species’ populations and helping maintain a healthy ecosystem. At the lodge, you can see the largest macaw clay lick in the Amazon Rainforest where hundreds of colorful macaws gather to eat clay. Jaguar are commonly encountered along tributaries of the Tambopata River near Puerto Maldonado, Peru, just outside the Tambopata National Reserve. Although a little smaller, Amazon Rainforest jaguar belong to the same species as the cats living in the Pantanal wetlands, which are …