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Cerrado Jaguar
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Parque Nacional Grande Sertão Veredas - Brazil
credits: Edsel Amorim  *This image is copyright of its original author
Parque Nacional Grande Sertão Veredas - Brazil
credits: Edsel Amorim  *This image is copyright of its original author
Dr. Menck Male
Area: Serra Geral do Paranã - Brazil Brasília é o Bicho The image is Breathtaking. ''The Cerrado has gained yet another ally to defend and preserve its biodiversity - including animal species that are severely threatened with extinction, as well as seeking the best solutions for good agricultural and livestock production practices in the region close to the Serra Geral do Paranã, compatible with environmental preservation. This male jaguar was named after one of those owners, who is now committed to protecting the biodiversity found along the Serra Geral do Paranã.'' "From the economic point of view and the very survival of the business, the conscientious rural producer protects nature - fauna, flora and other elements - within his property, because he needs to count on water supply and soil nutrients at an adequate level for production". - Dr. José Menck.  *This image is copyright of its original author Dr. Menck male in early 2020  *This image is copyright of its original author
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  (07-15-2023, 11:19 PM)Ngonya Wrote: @Balam Can u tell me whats the average size of the Cerrado male - female jaguars? Also it would be great if u had any info about how big they get (shoulder height ; lenght etc)  *This image is copyright of its original author This is the data I have so far, there are a couple more body measurements from Instituto Onça Pintada that I could look for. Unfortunately, no data on females has been publicized just yet. There are some areas of Goias with enormous jaguars, particularly where feral hogs occur. (07-16-2023, 12:29 AM)Balam Wrote:Thanks for the info, i really appreciate it.(07-15-2023, 11:19 PM)Ngonya Wrote: @Balam Can u tell me whats the average size of the Cerrado male - female jaguars? Also it would be great if u had any info about how big they get (shoulder height ; lenght etc) 
@Balam It barely crosses my mind jaguars are still a thing in Goias, I guess I must have heard of some jaguars here and there but as far as I remember they were pretty small to a point the last "jaguar" spotted in Brasilia a few months ago was actually a big domestic cat.
From your chart I can see there's a jaguar from a city/region in Goias which is a neighbor to the neighbor of a city I kinda have to visit to do some business, would you know if is there such a thing as jaguar sightseeing or safari in Goias? I've never seen any jaguar or hog anywhere in Goias despite visiting, walking, riding and driving for countless hours through the state and its cerrado throughout all my life. When I look at the cerrado here I find very unlikely it's able to sustain a jaguar population, never mind big jaguars, it looks so lackluster in prey, cattle aside you can ride for hours and hours though the roads with the cerrado at your left and right and never see any potential prey, so knowing there are big jaguars so close to me is a huge surprise. My older family members have even much more experience in that having grown up in the cerrado decades ago when they migrated from Minas Gerais ( the state bordering most of Goias ) eventually settling in the country's capital which is where I'm from ( the capital is kinda inside/"part" of Goias ) when there were much more wildlife and they have also never seen any jaguar, hell my uncle insists he has seen a werewolf once, but no jaguar. If it's possible to see jaguars in Goias I'd give it some thought since even the region in your chart is just a few driving hours from the capital.
@Mapokser thanks for your questions.
Jaguars are greatly endangered in the Cerrado despite the eco-region being the second largest by extension in Brazil after the Amazon. Jaguars and their prey have been greatly overhunted throughout and their numbers are low as a result, but they still exist nonetheless. Less than 400 in such a vast area is critically endangered:  *This image is copyright of its original author The organization Brasilia e o Bicho tracks jaguars in Goiás and we have posted several specimens here. For example, in this post some years ago I shared footage of a big male named Holyfield and a feral hog in the same area. Feral hogs are also abundant in Goiás to the point that the government has made it legal to hunt without limits: https://www.entrelinhasgoias.com.br/caca...-em-goias/. You probably haven't come across them because they tend to hide within fields of crops and inside forested areas to avoid being spotted and hunted by people. I argue that given that most of the large mammals that jaguars in the interior of Brazil rely upon for food have greatly dwindled in numbers (peccary, marsh deer, tapirs, Pampas deer, etc.) feral hogs provide an excellent source of food to sustain them in the areas where they co-occur. Feral hogs have the perfect size to feed large-bodied jaguars and supplement their diets. I recently came across this gigantic male from Goiás who lives on a large ranch with cattle, peccary, tapirs, and brocket deer. I'm not sure if feral hogs inhabit the area but he's clearly not missing any meals:  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author If you want to see wild jaguars in the Cerrado your best bet is Pousda Trijunçao where Onçafari is currently tracking them and where they recently captured their first two specimens. However, jaguars in the Cerrado are not habituated to people so the chance of your running into them in a safari is very low. I'd much more recommend the Pantanal for that. Caiman Ecological Refuge in the southern Pantanal, also under the wing of Onçafari, is a transitional area with the Cerrado where you are guaranteed to sight specimens, the jaguars there also happen to be the largest in the world. (07-16-2023, 07:41 AM)Balam Wrote: @Mapokser thanks for your questions. @Mapokser you may also like this, a big melanistic male from the Serra dos Pireneus - Goiás:  *This image is copyright of its original author
Entity of the Cerrado' - Guiringó!
"There is no word to describe the emotion of seeing this Cerrado entity in its natural habitat. Even after having had many encounters with jaguars in my life, still feeling my hand trembling and my heart beating fast is too good. For more and more encounters with Guirigó in the fieldwork at Parque Grande Sertão & Pousada Trijunção"  *This image is copyright of its original author Credits: edu.fragoso_ on (IG)
Guiringó!
"Melanism in jaguars is caused by a genetic mutation that is dominant (in leopards it is recessive). The frequency at which it occurs in this species throughout its distribution across the American continent is 9.8%. However, in some areas it is completely absent, as in the Pantanal. At @pousadatrijuncao and @parquegrandesertao the frequency of black jaguars varies between 40 and 48%. In other words, almost half of the individuals in this Cerrado region are melanistic, as is the case of the Guirigó, a jaguar that we have been monitoring since June of this year."  *This image is copyright of its original author by: edu.fragoso IG
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