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

[epaiva]

(09-23-2018, 05:14 AM)epaiva Wrote:

(09-22-2018, 07:34 AM)epaiva Wrote:

(09-22-2018, 05:38 AM)peter Wrote:

(06-10-2018, 02:45 AM)epaiva Wrote: @peter
Today I attended a SYMPOSIUM named  LOS FELINOS DE VENEZUELA with the best researchers of Cats in the country  with a great surprise, Dr Wlodzimierz Jedrzejewski who has been doing a research of Jaguars and Pumas for more than 9 years found out a Coalition of two big adult males in Hato Pinero in  the Venezuelan Llanos they have already killed 3 males and have a huge territory with 3 females for them, they are mating  without any fight between them, Jaguars are supossed to be solitary cats. He said that he estimates that the largest Jaguar in Pinero weights at least 120 kilograms. Hato Pinero is a big Ranch located in Estado Cojedes, Venezuela
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Very interesting, Epaiva. Maybe the situation in that part of Venezuela is suited for cooperation? It definitely has advantages, as it will enable the males to get rid of competition in the reproduction department. I wonder if they also hunt together and share food?

Was there any interest from the newspapers? Anything know about Dr. W. Jedrzejewski? Has he published?

According to what he said he is planning to publish a complete book of Jaguars and Pumas in Venezuela, he said exacly what you said it will enable males to get rid of competition in the reproduction department, he did not mention if they hunt together and share food, Hato Pinero has a good number of Jaguars about 30, they are protected in the Ranch, it is the best place in Venezuela to spot them in the wild but sadly I went there 3 times without luck.
He published two papers but I don`t know how to post them in the Forum

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