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

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The tiger is the largest and most powerful cat. The lion is the second and the jaguar is the third biggest and most powerful cat.

The jaguar has a bigger jaw, teeth, skull, and muscle than puma. Jaguar is also stronger in power, bite force, and strength than puma. While jaguar is smaller in central america, they are probably stronger than puma. 
Jaguar is even known hunt on the Harpy eagle sometimes. Especially, reintroduced harpy eagle may lose their fear of other predators and they don't know how dangerous when they are in ground. This happens to other reintroduced eagles: Verreaux's eagle fell victim to a Caracal, Crowned eagle killed by Central forest African leopard that surprised a male on a monkey kill in the rain, and Golden eagle killed by Snow leopard.
The life of jaguar in north and central america are not well known compared to south american jaguar. I wish I can know about this. Anyone capable of finding a bit more on the remaining jaguars of North America, Central America, and other parts of South America besides Pantanal?



Jaguar is amazing if I see jaguar can taking down of these animals. 
I don't think puma would match against jaguar just like tiger is stronger than any of large and powerful Felidae today like lion, jaguar, puma, leopard, cheetah, snow leopard, and clouded leopard.
The prehistoric ice age North American jaguar like Panthera onca augusta was probably stronger and more powerful than today's tiger and lion.

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A comparison of the sizes of jaguars and pumas.

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Javan leopard and Missouri puma
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Puma and Snow leopard

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Puma killed by a jaguar in La Milpa, Belize.

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Caiman and iguana 

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Jacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) skulls, likely killed by Jaguar (Panthera onca)

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The green turtle hatchling walking on footprints of jaguar Reply