Jaguars v Caimans

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Jaguars v Caimans
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Taipan	Sep 7 2013, 02:39 PM Post #16
Administrator Posts: 18,011 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Feb 25, 2011	Jaguar Kills Caiman On the Prowl On August 25, photographer Paul Donahue got a call: A large male jaguar had been spotted on the hunt in central Brazil's Tres Irmãos River. Donahue, who tracks jaguar sightings for ecotourism operator Southwild in Mato Grasso, arrived at the scene to find an animal named Mick Jaguar hidden in thick grass, stalking a nearby group of caiman yacaré, a crocodile relative native to South America. "Over the next 30 to 40 minutes we watched the jaguar very slowly slink along in the direction of the yacaré," he wrote in his field notes. The largest of South America's cats, jaguars are good swimmers and regularly prey on fish, turtles, and caimans. They also eat larger animals such as deer, peccaries, capybaras, and tapirs. All Wet The jaguar slipped into the water and swam across to the sandbar (pictured), where a roughly 120-pound (54-kilogram) yacaré was basking in the sun, facing away from the water and the approaching predator, Donahue said. "A week earlier we had watched this same cat approach caiman on the same sandbar without success, and we were expecting a similar result this afternoon," he wrote. "Just the same, our boat was positioned perfectly, with the sun behind us and very close to the yacaré, so whatever happened was going to happen right in front of us." Attack Reaching the sandbar, the big cat rose slowly out of the water, and then suddenly pounced on the yacaré. Named Mick Jaguar, the animal—known for its damaged right eye—had been observed before in 2011 and previously in 2013. Since 2004 Donahue and colleagues have recorded about 88 jaguars in the area of the Meeting of the Waters State Park, and since mid-June they've identified 22 individuals. The big cats currently live in isolated populations scattered across North and South America, which is part of the reason the species is listed as "near threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Ready for the Kill Jaguars are ambush killers, dispatching their prey by piercing the skull or neck with a single speedy bite. Their strategy differs from that of most other cats, which grab their prey's throat and suffocate it. Fatal Bite The jaguar grabbed the yacaré first with its right front paw, then bit the reptile's back a little below the head. The predator then quickly adjusted its bite to the base of the yacaré's skull—the manner in which a jaguar normally kills—then wrestled the yacaré into a dragging position and headed back across the inlet, Donahue recounted in his field notes. Speedy End The jaguar carries off his prize, which took just a few seconds to capture, Donahue said. "We all just stood there with our mouths hanging open, not believing what we had just witnessed," he said. "We had seen kills before, but nothing so spectacular and horrific nor at such close range. It's made me think a lot about the fragility of life and the fine line between life and death." http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/09/pictures/130906-caiman-jaguar-animals-science-photos-brazil-attack/



kiba	Sep 11 2013, 09:31 AM Post #17
Heterotrophic Organism Posts: 239 Group: Members Member #167 Joined: Feb 3, 2012	Here's the pictorial sequence of the hunt with different and larger pics. the huffingtonpost



spalea	Sep 11 2013, 10:23 AM Post #18
Heterotrophic Organism Posts: 444 Group: Members Member #24 Joined: Jan 8, 2012	Lycaon Aug 28 2013, 08:05 AM 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! I just discover this photo... Amazing !



Taipan	Sep 27 2013, 03:01 PM Post #19
Administrator Posts: 18,011 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Feb 25, 2011	genao87 Sep 27 2013, 11:51 AM Jaguar makes beautiful Caiman kill. His striking and stealth is awesome to watch. Caiman didnt realize what hit him until it was too late. I know this was posted before about the news, but I didnt see a video about it.



spalea	Sep 27 2013, 04:59 PM Post #20
Heterotrophic Organism Posts: 444 Group: Members Member #24 Joined: Jan 8, 2012	Very impressive ...



Sam1	Sep 27 2013, 05:51 PM Post #21
Herbivore Posts: 977 Group: Members Member #16 Joined: Jan 8, 2012	Wow the irony..cayman getting ambushed from the water! What a muscular, beautiful Jaguar



Jinfengopteryx	Sep 27 2013, 10:31 PM Post #22
Aspiring paleontologist, science enthusiast and armchair speculative fiction/evolution writer Posts: 12,537 Group: Members Member #363 Joined: Jun 8, 2012	Nice video, although I already knew it before. Still thanks for posting that!



Honey Badger	Oct 6 2013, 12:09 AM Post #23
Ur ready 4 Freddy, butt f*cked bi Foxy Posts: 4,068 Group: Members Member #454 Joined: Jul 20, 2012	From the same maker of the honey badger don't care video



RojJones	Oct 9 2013, 02:47 AM Post #24
Omnivore Posts: 1,101 Group: Members Member #1,715 Joined: Sep 26, 2013



Koolyote	Oct 9 2013, 03:54 AM Post #25
Martes Posts: 1,792 Group: Members Member #1,693 Joined: Sep 21, 2013	Sam1 Sep 27 2013, 05:51 PM Wow the irony..cayman getting ambushed from the water! What a muscular, beautiful Jaguar Agreed.



MightyKharza	Oct 9 2013, 05:25 AM Post #26
Omnivore Posts: 1,106 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: Jan 8, 2012	Shame we never actually get to see them eat the caimans. I'm curious to know what parts they favour, and what a jaguar-consumed caiman carcass looks like.



Taipan	Dec 16 2013, 05:01 PM Post #27
Administrator Posts: 18,011 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Feb 25, 2011	Shin Dec 16 2013, 02:21 PM TIKI Dec 16 2013, 03:04 PM Oldie, but goodie. I used to always think Jags and Tigers preying on crocs/gators was overrated because it's on land, but then I saw a video of how incredibly explosive crocs/gators can actually be on land, and that totally changed my mind on that. Edit: Upon further review. I don't think I've seen the video from this angle. Good stuff!



maker	Dec 11 2014, 05:15 PM Post #28
Apex Predator Posts: 3,537 Group: Members Member #2,829 Joined: Sep 29, 2014	http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2833208/See-ya-later-alligator-Caiman-manages-win-fight-life-jaguar-pounced-Brazilian-river.html



Ntwadumela	Dec 11 2015, 08:04 PM Post #29
Herbivore Posts: 629 Group: Members Member #163 Joined: Feb 2, 2012	New video



FireEel	Dec 12 2015, 02:23 AM Post #30
Heterotrophic Organism Posts: 207 Group: Members Member #14 Joined: Jan 7, 2012	So one thing I don't get. Are Jaguars just that incredibly powerful for their size, or are caimans weak? Besides tigers on land, I couldn't see any other big cat taking on a similarly-sized crocodilian.



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