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The common name "jaguarundi" comes from the Old Guarani word yaguarundi, similar to the Old Tupi word yawaum'di, meaning "dark jaguar". [3] The name is pronounced / ˌ ʒ æ ɡ w ə ˈ r ʌ n d i / [4] [5] or / ˌ dʒ æ ɡ w ə ˈ r ʌ n d i /. [6] In some Spanish-speaking countries, the jaguarundi is also called gato colorado, gato moro ...
A new jaguar cub at a Florida zoo is the first to be born there in 10 years. The baby was born at the Jacksonville Zoo on April 7 to “ first-time mother and father , Babette and Harry,” the ...
Diurnality, plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night. Cathemeral, a classification of organisms with sporadic and random intervals of activity during the day or night. Matutinal, a classification of organisms that are only or primarily active in the pre-dawn hours or early night.
Miller admitted he “gasped” when he saw what he described as the elusive “holy grail” of big cats — a jaguar — roaming around about six feet away from his camera the night of Dec. 20.
The jaguar also preys on livestock in cattle ranching areas where wild prey is scarce. [76] [77] The daily food requirement of a captive jaguar weighing 34 kg (75 lb) was estimated at 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) of meat. [78] The jaguar's bite force allows it to pierce the carapaces of the yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle and the yellow-footed tortoise.
The Jacksonville Jaguars placed quarterback Trevor Lawrence on injured reserve on Wednesday, three days after he suffered a concussion following a hit by Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair. ...
Panthera hybrids are typically given a portmanteau name, varying by which species is the sire (male parent) and which is the dam (female parent). For example, a hybrid between a lion and a tigress is a liger, because the lion is the male parent and the tigress is the female parent.
The living and the earth are associated with the day, and the spirit world and the ancestors are associated with the night. As the jaguar is quite at home in the nighttime, the jaguar is believed to be part of the underworld; thus, "Maya gods with jaguar attributes or garments are underworld gods" (Benson 1998:64).