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Impressive Wild Jaguars - Pictures and Videos
Impressive Wild Jaguars - Pictures and Videos
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Impressive Wild Jaguars - Pictures and Videos
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Nicholas Mcphee:
Close up encounter of a monster Male Jaguar in Kaa Iya National Park Bolivia.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Photo and information credits: Wim van den Heever Wildlife Photographer
"Adriano the biggest male Jaguar in the Pantanal according to the researchers. This brute weighs 158kg's.....! Wikipedia puts a fully grown male at around 100kg's although they do mention that the Pantanal Jags can be more - but 158kg..!? This from my recent ODP Safari to the Pantanal Brazil."  *This image is copyright of its original author
 
Paul Goldstein 11th Feb 2014
 *This image is copyright of its original author I had spent months truffling and trawling the internet in search of inspiration for photographing this fabled cat. Most images were dull or messy; this is an animal that requires some luck to find. It is a pilgrimage to get to their backyard. It is also fortunate there are any there at all, as the despicable skin trade of the 70’s and 80’s left an indelible mark on this feline’s heritage. For twenty years I have been obsessed by leopards. Despite having been told the male jaguar was twice the size of its African cousin, I did not believe it. An introductory boat ride had followed a typical pattern: some birds, caimans and the magnificent river otters but no jaguars. As the sun dipped, the skipper Marcello cut the engine and pointed somewhere towards Bolivia, deep inside the Pantanal wetland. Lounging on the beach was a massive cat. As the Yamaha engine died the huge male sauntered down to drink, twenty metres from the bow. This was the grail. On the first evening. My initial thoughts were obviously of size – this was bigger than a lioness – but also of its pattern. The sculpted prints of a leopard are replaced with rosettes the size of Home Counties gymkhana winners. The cat barely acknowledged us, something which reassured me. As the insects began to claim their pound of flesh, he exited across the sandy stage and the emerald curtain closed behind him. My other immediate thought was one of outrage that so many people from Mafia molls to decadent debutant dolls and other hideous fickle fashionistas have sported this immaculate coat across their own scrawny shoulders. Andre Thuronyi was at the vanguard of wildlife tourism in Brazil. He has little interest in the upcoming football and Olympic spectaculars about to be unleashed on his largely sport-mad country. His lodge, north of Porto Joffre where the jaguars roam, is a delight as are his charming wife and staff. He told me the genesis of jaguar tourism. “Most of the people down there are sport fisherman, many years ago one of the boat handlers was gutting some fish and throwing them overboard when a jaguar grabbed the scraps. The next day the cat did it again, the following day the skipper charged the fisherman for the privilege. Out of acorns…” Across the week we had several sightings, one day even incorporated ‘The Prescott Moment’ as two youngsters appeared, soon followed by their mother. The big male even showed up again, this time doing nothing. They really are monsters, the boys weighing in at around 135 kilos. They are not only bigger than their relations further afield but also than the Central American versions. River otters fished voraciously with no quota limits, kingfishers dived for the scraps and caimans fought over the larger spoils. As the clouds draped over the watery sunset and the large cat had not moved a muscle, I looked down to the golden peninsula and imagined this dappled panther positioned in my viewfinder – an image that no google search had revealed. Changing the itinerary two days later to give us one last chance at the river monsters was a bold stroke. It paid off. In spades. The same animal on the same beach gave us a peerless show next to the water. He got himself on a brochure cover, I don’t think he cares much, he didn’t look bothered. He didn’t look hungry; his principle prey is a capybara, a beaver like slow-coach that is easy to ambush. Araras Lodge, home of Andre, is the perfect spot to top and tail this magical journey. Hyacinth macaws are the box office species in prime ornithological real estate, but all species with wings and without are metres from your door. None are as energetic as Andre though. This place is enchanting; it is also loud, the avian alarm starts at four a.m. Everything about Brazil is loud and colourful, from people to flora and fauna, but particularly in this area off the Trans Pantaneira, it is a paradise with the volume turned up…. and a river runs through it.  (04-08-2016, 02:29 PM)brotherbear Wrote: 158 kg equals roughly 348 pounds. How does this compare with the leopard? The largest leopard of any sub species was 115kg with one paw removed. It was a bit of controversy here but we accept it. Rumored weights of 90-100kg seems to be the max of any large leopard. ( vin diesel male, etc) Where as 90-100kg for the jaguar is usually the mean weight for pantanal or Venezuela Jaguars.
I think that the weight declared of this big boy, according to Pckts, it's a record. Jaguar in the Pantanal region (Panthera onca palustris) is the biggest than other. I found other photos about this monster called Adriano.
Beautiful shot in this gallery, by Robert McRae Photography. Photo and information credits: Ben Cranke Wildlife Photographer "Meet Adriano. He weighs in at a whopping 158kg of beautiful male jaguar. I was fortunate to see him on a few occasions on this trip, and each time he was relaxed and posed so nicely for us."  *This image is copyright of its original author "This massive male Jaguar weighs in at a 158 kg's. I was lucky enough to see and photograph him on several occasions on my last visit with ODP safaris. Pantanal, Brazil"  *This image is copyright of its original author Photo and information credits: Naun Amable "Probably the heavy weight champion of Pantanal. This male was weight by Panthera organization in 2013 at 156 kg, So probably this year is over 160 kg!!!!!!!!!" Write in November 2014  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Photo credits: Naun Amable. Information credits: Southwild Brazil "Adriano, pictured here on a bank of the Three Brothers River, allows us to observe and appreciate the changing expressions of this handsome, powerful cat up close."  *This image is copyright of its original author Photo credits: Paulo Barreiros. Information credits: Southwild Brazil "Adriano spraying at dusk. Scent marking, also known as territorial marking or spraying when this involves urination, is a behaviour used by animals to identify their territory."  *This image is copyright of its original author
Nicholas Mcphee:
Large Male Jaguar in Kaa Iya National Park. Santa Cruz, Bolivia.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Photo and information credits: Charlie Hamilton James Photography
"Just got back from a trip to Manu National Park in Peru. It's a stunning place and officially the most diverse place on earth. Saw two jaguars during the trip, both from boats. Here's the first one, its a youngish female."  *This image is copyright of its original author
Nicholas Mcphee
Curious Male Jaguar in the Bolivian Chaco.  *This image is copyright of its original author "Samson" one of our adult male Jaguars that roams free in San Miguelito captured on camera trap from 2014-2016.. Jaguars tend to have larger rosettes with spots in the middle.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Photo and information credits: Andrea & Antonella Ferrari
"Hato Pinero, Los Lanos, Orinoco river basin, Venezuela"  *This image is copyright of its original author
She isn't a wild Jaguar per say, but this foundation intends on reintroducing these jaguars back to the wild. None of them have any human contact and I assure you that all of them look extremely impressive, they are as close to wild without being wild as I have seen.
 *This image is copyright of its original author What a MASSIVE GIRL! As large as some males and larger than any verified Leopard weight outside of the one 115kg persian male. What a giant female jag she must be. |
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