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

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(04-27-2014, 04:46 PM)Richardrli Wrote:

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So these pumas are pretty small, which is understandable given that where cougars and jaguars co-exist, the cougars tend to be small.
 

I have a question. Unlike in South America, why is it that in Central or North America, such as in Belize or Mexico, jaguars are so small that they weigh around 50 kg (110 lbs), enough for even female pumas (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/...75E1DC9FF5) and female South American jaguars (https://web.archive.org/web/201006202310...1-0001.pdf) to weigh about the same or rival them? Reply