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The jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi; / ˌ dʒ æ ɡ w ə ˈ r ʌ n d i / or / ˌ ʒ æ ɡ w ə ˈ r ʌ n d i /) is a wild cat native to the Americas. Its range extends from central Argentina in the south to northern Mexico, through Central and South America east of the Andes. The jaguarundi is a medium-sized cat of slender build.
Flamingoes are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. One species has been recorded in Virginia.
The biggest threat to the Gulf Coast jaguarundis is the Mexico–U.S. border fence, as it fragments populations and prevents migration. [19] Additionally, jaguarundis are facing habitat loss, so the Fish and Wildlife Service is planting shrubs and plants found in a jaguarundi's natural environment in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. [18]
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources James River Wildlife Management Area is a 1,213-acre (4.91 km 2 ) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Nelson County, Virginia , near the town of Wingina . It consists of hilly woodland and relatively level bottomland along slightly more than one mile (1.6 km) of the James River .
Jaguarundi [1] Puma yagouaroundi: A single specimen. The only fossil of a jaguarundi was initially assigned to Felis eyra, [2] but likely represent an early form of the jaguarundi. [11] † Arctodus pristinus [8] [1] Many individuals, including several partial skulls and mandibles. [3]
Items resembling homemade explosives were found in the car of a Virginia man arrested on New Year's Day, according to officials. ... Virginia is located about 80 miles west of Washington, D.C.
The Thunderbird Archaeological District, near Limeton, Virginia, is an archaeological district described as consisting of "three sites—Thunderbird Site, the Fifty Site, and the Fifty Bog—which provide a stratified cultural sequence spanning Paleo-Indian cultures through the end of Early Archaic times with scattered evidence of later occupation."
12:45 p.m. Pipe bombs are found at the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee. 12:53 p.m. Rioters punch through the first outdoor barrier near the West front of the ...