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Why do jaguars bite the skull of the prey?

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Why do jaguars bite the skull of the prey?

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01-03-2018, 11:25 AM

(01-03-2018, 09:32 AM)Wolverine Wrote:
(12-14-2017, 09:53 AM)parvez Wrote: I have been wondering why jaguars bite the skull of their prey which is obviously tougher than relatively easy bite to the neck. One reason I can find is horns. The jaguar region prey doesn't have horns. So it is easier to bite the head of the prey. But there is the cougar that bites the neck that is in the same regions as jaguar. My another guess is over the course of evolution in American continents, they have learned biting the skull probably makes the prey immotile and hence it is easier choice to bite the head of the prey. I want to hear opinions of forum members on this. Please give your opinions.

Because after the mass pleystocenne extinction of the mega-fauna in South America 10 000 years ago jaguars were left almost without big mammals to hunt so they were enforced to hunt reptiles with hard pancers - turtles, caimans etc, subsequently in order to survive they developed uniquely strong bite. So for modern jaguars all animals including mammals and even the men a KIND OF TURTLES - so even the man-eating jaguar crush the skull of the man as he is a turtle. This is an evolutionary adaptation for habitat rich of reptiles but poor of large mammals.

Thanks Wolverine; makes perfect sense.
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