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

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Record Jaguars of Sasha Siemel:
Sasha Siemel was one of the most famous hunters of all times, and probably the most famous jaguar hunter in Brazil.
 
He claimed that he have hunted over 250 jaguars only with a spear, using a similar method to the used by the American Indians to kill bears.
 
He is the source of the record jaguar, which is up to 350 lb, here is the images of which could be the heaviest jaguar ever recorded, from the book “Tigrero” (Tiger killers) and the official webpage of Siemel (check that in many parts of America, except Brazil, “tiger” is a synonymous of “jaguar”, just like “lion” is for “puma-cougar”):

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The jaguar is simple HUGE, but its belly is apparently full of beef. The large male was named “El Asesino” (The killer) because it hunted many cattle heads in the farms of the Pantanal region. I think that the weight of 350 lb (159 kg, correctly calculated, not the 158 kg often quoted) is a little artificial, as it is obvious that the animal had some stomach content. I am agree with De Almeida in that the heaviest jaguars are up to 130 kg empty belly and up to 150-160 kg when fully gorged. This source also states this:

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Here is another record jaguar (300 lb – 136 kg), also from the Pantanal and hunted by Siemel:

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These huge 300 lb cats show that jaguars are no need to be very long to reach huge weights.

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