Modern Weights and Measurements of Jaguars

[Dark Jaguar]

(04-27-2020, 06:10 AM)OncaAtrox Wrote:

(04-27-2020, 05:30 AM)Dark Jaguar Wrote: http://www.wconservation.com/revista.pdf

Nice article of Onçafari from 2012.

Check the pages of the link above ( in portuguese ) but I am gonna take a few screenshots to make it easier to see it.


One part of page 5 it says.

''In October 2011 the team got 2 beautiful jaguars: the female baptized Chuva with 85kg ( which after receiving the collar gave birth ) and Nati a magnificent 110kg male.''

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Chuva female   https://www.facebook.com/Oncafari/photos/a.275374992488885/466421800050869/?type=3&theater

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Nati male   https://www.facebook.com/Oncafari/photos/a.275374992488885/466422163384166/?type=3&theater

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One more Pantanal jaguar check page 6, 7 and 8 of the link:

'' Look at that, the transmitter hadn't charged anything!  Mario and Joares come face to face with his figure of surprise. Joares first thought against the light that it could be a large tapir, it was going to be a big struggle to get it out! But it was Brazuca, a majestic 112kg male, lying there. ''


Brazuca is a slang way of ''Brazilian''.


Brazuca male capture.

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Onçafaris post about Brazuca on their facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/Oncafari/photos/a.275374992488885/419947778031605/?type=3

''Last Thursday, April 4th 2012, a new Male Jaguar that lives at Caiman Ecological Refuge was added to the Project.

Weighing 112KG (approximately 247lbs.) he was sedated and given a GPS/Satellite collar. Various measurements where taken from his body, head, teeth and etc. in order to be studied by specialists. A blood sample was also taken from him in order to study his DNA.

Along with Chuva and Nati this new member of the Project will give us insights into the lives of Jaguars that will be used to better protect this magnificent Species.''

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112 kilos Brazuca male and Onçafari team during his capture.

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Last but not least another Pantanal jaguar check last page 8 and it says:


''The 3rd season already began while this text was being written. A new 90 kilos female already joined the group... its beautiful to see all this love for jaguars in the country. Long live the Onçafari.''

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In total there are 4 Southern Pantanal jags: 85kg female, 110kg male, 112kg male and 90kg female.

This is amazing information, and Nati male doesn't even look fully grown, if I had to guess his weight based on that picture I would've said 70-80 kg. Makes me wonder how much those robust males in Argentina like Sixto or Baqueano are weighing at for example

The only way to truly find out the measurements of the jags you mentioned is by really capturing them.

Nati in that pic could possibly be younger than when he was captured with 110 kilos and could indeed be larger if captured again but remember this article was from 2012 he was captured in early November 2011 and neither Nati nor Brazuca were very habituated males to the Refúgio Ecológico Caiman.


Brazuca (brazilian) and Chuva.

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