Jaguars v Caimans

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Jaguars v Caimans
Tweet Topic Started: Aug 28 2013, 08:05 AM (10,423 Views)
Lycaon	Aug 28 2013, 08:05 AM Post #1
Omnivore Posts: 1,226 Group: Members Member #84 Joined: Jan 14, 2012	Greetings from the Pantanal, where the Visionary Wild group I'm leading along with Jeff Foott has photographed jaguars in the wild each of the last five days, with multiple sightings most days. This individual, a male nicknamed "Mick Jaguar" by local biologists, surprised us by stalking and taking down a seven-foot caiman within 25 meters of us. It was an event I will never forget!



Full Throttle	Aug 28 2013, 08:16 AM Post #2
Apex Predator Posts: 3,592 Group: Members Member #199 Joined: Feb 19, 2012	Amazing photo, thanks for sharing Lyacon.



Lycaon	Aug 28 2013, 10:49 AM Post #3
Omnivore Posts: 1,226 Group: Members Member #84 Joined: Jan 14, 2012	No problem! It was a really cool photo still. More reason for me to like the Jag, it is already my favorite cat. (Took the crown from the mountain lion). Maybe if if I get the opportunity to work with a wild living cougar I might change my mind again I noted living as the only one I have seen was dead due to unknown causes.



tigerburningbright	Aug 28 2013, 10:56 AM Post #4
Herbivore Posts: 713 Group: Members Member #150 Joined: Jan 27, 2012	Looks like a pretty good sized Cayman aswell Seems like it was ambush through with the "stalked" comment in the description...Still cool through



StoJa	Aug 28 2013, 12:04 PM Post #5
Autotrophic Organism Posts: 101 Group: Members Member #728 Joined: Oct 14, 2012	tigerburningbright Aug 28 2013, 10:56 AM Looks like a pretty good sized Cayman aswell Seems like it was ambush through with the "stalked" comment in the description...Still cool through What is that supposed to even mean? Is the jag supposed to walk right up to the caiman and challenge it to a face to face fight or something? He was hunting it not getting into a bar fight with it.



tigerburningbright	Aug 28 2013, 01:20 PM Post #6
Herbivore Posts: 713 Group: Members Member #150 Joined: Jan 27, 2012	StoJa Aug 28 2013, 12:04 PM tigerburningbright Aug 28 2013, 10:56 AM Looks like a pretty good sized Cayman aswell Seems like it was ambush through with the "stalked" comment in the description...Still cool through What is that supposed to even mean? Is the jag supposed to walk right up to the caiman and challenge it to a face to face fight or something? He was hunting it not getting into a bar fight with it. Doesn't mean anything oh smart one. Just making it clear that this was simply an act of predation...Not a fight like is commonly discussed on these forums...but I dont doubt that that Jag would have won even if it was face to face. This is generally an animal fight forum silly pants....So this important distinction should be made



kuri	Aug 28 2013, 07:12 PM Post #7
Omnivore Posts: 1,098 Group: Members Member #7 Joined: Jan 6, 2012	one of the best photos!



Vivec	Aug 28 2013, 07:45 PM Post #8
Canid and snake enthusiast. Posts: 3,429 Group: Members Member #674 Joined: Sep 29, 2012	Nice photo! Can't say I'm not envious of an expedition in the Pantanal, especially with these sorts of pictures.



thesporerex	Aug 28 2013, 07:59 PM Post #9
Kleptoparasite Posts: 2,322 Group: Members Member #1,459 Joined: Jul 4, 2013	thats awesome!



Agentjaguar	Aug 29 2013, 02:54 AM Post #10
Herbivore Posts: 885 Group: Members Member #204 Joined: Feb 22, 2012	"Mick Jaguar"...awesome name!



Full Throttle	Aug 29 2013, 03:29 AM Post #11
Apex Predator Posts: 3,592 Group: Members Member #199 Joined: Feb 19, 2012	Truly awesome, does anyone know what species of caiman that is?



blaze	Aug 29 2013, 03:38 AM Post #12
Carnivore Posts: 2,521 Group: Members Member #365 Joined: Jun 9, 2012	The spectacled caiman is the only caiman that lives in the pantanal, as far as I'm aware. Edit: I might be wrong, let me check. I feel ignorant haha, it could be also a black caiman, I'm not really sure. Edited by blaze, Aug 29 2013, 03:56 AM.



k9boy	Aug 29 2013, 03:58 AM Post #13
Apex Predator Posts: 4,236 Group: Members Member #254 Joined: Mar 26, 2012	Amazing find dude. We need more documentarys on jaguars. Only seen one.



Full Throttle	Aug 29 2013, 04:04 AM Post #14
Apex Predator Posts: 3,592 Group: Members Member #199 Joined: Feb 19, 2012	k9boy Aug 29 2013, 03:58 AM Amazing find dude. We need more documentarys on jaguars. Only seen one. Agreed, along with Amur Tigers and Leopards, as well as a few smaller wild cats they are sadly under documented. There's three documentaries that I know off about Jaguars, two by National Geographic and one by the BBC.



Ntwadumela	Aug 29 2013, 07:34 AM Post #15
Herbivore Posts: 629 Group: Members Member #163 Joined: Feb 2, 2012	It's a yacare caiman, black and spectacled caimans don't live in Pantanal.



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