Jaguar Predation

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Nick's Adventures Bolivia

A crazy scene which we will probably never see again !! A freshly killed Tapir killed by a Jaguar.

We were doing a Safari drive in Kaa Iya National Park when we saw a large amount of blood , upon further inspection we found this young Tapir which had recently been killed by a Jaguar.

We waited for over 11 hours however as it was very windy the Jaguar knew we were in the area, so we left. A few hours later we returned to find the Tapir gone and the next day found the carcass a further 100 metres in the shrub.

We have placed a camera trap in the area so will post images in the coming week once we retrieve the footage.

Kaa Iya National Park never ceases to suprise.

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Amazing photos of a large male Jaguar (Panthera onca) returning to feed on a Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) that it had recently killed... These images were captured by our friends from Proyecto Yaguareté in Argentina... Researchers have named this jaguar "Aratirí" (or Lightning) because of its abilities as a fast and powerful hunter... Tapirs typically weigh around 500 lbs., more than double the weight of an average-sized jaguar!

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Photograph: Edsel Moraes Jr.


A rare image of a jaguar carrying the body of an adult giant anteater it has killed. The photo was taken in 2005 in Grande Sertão Veredas National Park in the cerrado. Some research shows that jaguars in the cerrado may more frequently hunt giant anteaters than those in other ecosystems.

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