Jaguar Predation

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(10-19-2019, 12:16 AM)Luipaard Wrote:

(10-19-2019, 12:09 AM)lionjaguar Wrote:

(10-15-2019, 09:26 PM)Pckts Wrote: pantanaljaguarsafaris

My guests @love_fisi & @chui_traveler and I, were following this male jaguar, known as Juru, as it was patrolling the riverbanks in search for food. As Juru hit the head of the beach, he detected one of its prey and immediatelly pounced on the tall grass and dragged out an Yellow anaconda. The male jaguar subdued the giant reptile, by applying its trade mark bite on the skull. The whole action lasted for about 10 seconds.It was phenomenal to watch and document such predatory behavior.

Can a jaguar kill adult black caiman or orinoco crocodile? I know 20ft orinoco crocodile and black caiman are highly exaggerated. I think 17ft are the maximum size they can grow. Maybe Paolo knows the answer if jaguars can take down huge black caiman and orinoco crocodile.

According to Wikipedia:

Quote:More so than even otters and anaconda, jaguars and black caiman arguably sit atop this food chain. Once the black caiman attains a length of a few feet, it has few natural predators. Large anacondas may take an occasional young caiman of this species. The jaguar (Panthera onca), being a known predator of all other caiman species, is the only primary predatory threat to black caimans, with several records of predation on young black caimans and eggs and a single reported instance of an adult male black caiman, measuring 3.8 m (12 ft), having fallen prey to a large jaguar. However, very large black caimans, 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) or more in length, have no natural predators, as is true of other similarly-sized crocodilian species given the size, weight, thick hide and immense strength and may, in rare instances, themselves prey upon jaguars

Anyone can write their ideas in wikipedia. I don't trust animal vs animal information from that website. Reply