Jaguar Predation

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(08-31-2020, 08:15 PM)Dark Jaguar Wrote:

(08-11-2020, 03:59 PM)Dark Jaguar Wrote: Jaguar predation on Feral Pigs in Pantanal.

Feral Pigs ( Monteiro pigs ) in Pantanal.

https://oncafari.org/2013/10/16/feral-pi...ortuguese/

"Usually, exotic and invasive species are a major threat to native wildlife: they compete with local species, introduce parasites and diseases, and hinder the ecological regime. But a rare case occurred in the Pantanal. Here, an introduced mammal has helped the conservation of local wildlife" - Environmental News Network

Pigs were introduced to the Pantanal about 200 years ago. Usually the introduction of exotic animals is always bad for biodiversity and the local ecosystem. Especially pigs, due to their voracious appetite and the habit of eating roots. They also carry diseases, spoil plants and small animal populations. Despite all this, this did not happen in the Pantanal.

Until 1967 commercial hunting was a threat to the biodiversity of the Pantanal. The introduction of pigs alleviated the hunting of native animals, giving the chance for populations to rise again. Many in the Pantanal, until today, prefer to hunt these fertile pigs instead of wild animals, because of the ease of finding them, their large numbers and because they provide a good amount of meat. Hunting monastery pigs is part of the culture of the Pantanal.

As in the Ecological Refuge Caiman hunting is strictly forbidden we could imagine that the population of these monastery pigs would get out of control, but this does not happen because the jaguars keep this population balanced.''


See below a video of a monster pig feeding on a bull carcass, killed the night before by a jaguar.

An unusual image. a feral pig ( monteiro pig ), a living cattle, a dead cattle and many black headed vultures.

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The feral pigs in the Pantanal eat practically everything.

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The Feral Pig feeds on the soft parts of the carcass.

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Photographed, Written and filmed by: Adam Bannister
Inspired by Arnaud Desbiez's research

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Feral pig ( Monteiro pig ) predated by Mancha Preta male.

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Feral pigs is the most dangerous prey of Jaguars in Venezuela, they are called Cochino alzado and weight an average of 90 kgs (200 lbs) Reply