ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - C - THE JAGUAR (Panthera onca)

[Balam]

From my subreddit r/jaguarland, a really nice poster gave more background on the past distribution of jaguars in Argentina during the Holocene, going as far as places in the high Andes such as Nahuel Huapi. 

u/DeskCareless


It is known that the jaguar inhabited the pampas and even the Patagonian steppe canyons, there are also mentions in the Limay river in the Nahuel Huapi National Park, in fact the name Nahuel Huapi translates as Isla Jaguar, the sightings of jaguars in Patagonia by part del European settlers reach the Magellan Channel, unfortunately there are not so many records pertaining to the campaigns of Argentina and Chile further south of the Chubut River. According to descriptions, the jaguars in this region were quite large and the fossil record supports this idea It is estimated that the Patagonian Jaguars were larger than those of the Pantanal . The prey that the Jaguar could find in Patagonia are Rheas, Guanacos, Andean Deer, also the Deer of the Pampas that came to inhabit the north of Santa Cruz in the past and the Patagonian Mara that although it is smaller and faster than the Capybara It is still a good appetizer. Otters, Armadillos, Penguins, Land Turtles, Sea Lions and Seals could also be a good prey and it is known that collared peccaries inhabited northern Patagonia. Of course, you should share these prey with the Puma and the Culpeo Fox, although with the Puma they are generally nice and the Culpeo is not a direct competitor.

https://www.laizquierdadiario.com/IMG/jp...12_-27.jpg

*This image is copyright of its original author

map of its possible distribution taking into account the Patagonian records.

This Text, which is in Spanish, talks about the subject and corresponds in fact to the time of the campaigns carried out by Argentina and Chile.

http://naturalis.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar/repos...003221.pdf Reply