Jaguar  (Panthera onca)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (05/01/2006) by Peter Jackson, Chair, IUCN Cat Specialist Group.
http://www.catsg.org

Glossary

Crepuscular: To be active in the early dawn or twilight.
Gestation: The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
Melanistic: An animal that is dark or black in colour that is not normally so. These animals are usually not pure black, as any markings can still be seen.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. The Cat Survival Trust (August, 2005)
    http://www.catsurvivaltrust.org
  3. Big Cats Online (August, 2005)
    http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/bco/home.htm
  4. International Society for Endangered Cats Canada (ISEC Canada) (August, 2005)
    http://www.wildcatconservation.org
  5. The Lion's Kingdom (August, 2005)
    http://www.bluelion.org
  6. Jackson, P. (2006) Pers. Comm.
  7. Lioncrusher's Domain (August, 2005)
    http://www.lioncrusher.com
  8. Explorer: An online encyclopaedia of life (August, 2005)
    http://www.natureserve.org/explorer
  9. IUCN Cat Specialist Group (August, 2005)
    http://www.catsg.org
  10. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  11. Sunquist, M. and Sunquist, F. (2002) Wild Cats of the World. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, London..