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Jaguars of Brazil - Dynamics,Lifestyle,Datas,Studies,Reports
Jaguars of Brazil - Dynamics,Lifestyle,Datas,Studies,Reports
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Jaguars of Brazil - Dynamics,Lifestyle,Datas,Studies,Reports
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Updated GPS datas of the Cerrado jaguars from PNE.
source: IOP Rogério male - Green dots Ariane female - Lilac dots Natália female - Red dots As expected from a male jaguar Rogério started venturing into Tiago's prior territory to explore new areas and expand his territory, Ariane is still in that small area which is also very expected her to not cover a large range of areas as she is still walking her cub (cubs) and Natalia is keeping her area with no much changes inside the now dead Tiago male's prior territory and she's covering the area of Mireile female who left towards far north all the way out of the PNE in late October 2019.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Large Bulky male Jaguar stalking Capybaras.
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New Jaguar Cub Sparks Hope for Pantanal Recovery
Panthera.org Fernando Tortato October 22, 2020 We estimate that the habitat of up to 600 jaguars has been burned and otherwise impacted by fires in the greater Brazilian Pantanal this year. This represents habitat devastation never seen before in the region. Despite this, a new jaguar birth sparks hope for the restoration of these big cats and their habitat; introducing Pixana and her new cub Fenix! In the last few months, Brazil’s Pantanal has suffered severely from ongoing wildfires.  *This image is copyright of its original author In the last few months, Brazil’s Pantanal has suffered severely from ongoing wildfires. This unique ecosystem is estimated to be home to approximately 2,000 jaguars, now subject to displacement, injury and death as a result of fires. By the second week of October, more than 4 million hectares, nearly a third of the region, had been burnt. This includes crucial jaguar habitat, especially the riparian forests along the Cuiabá, Piquiri and Paraguay Rivers. Panthera scientists like myself have turned into firefighters and rescuers, working around the clock to protect lives, homes and wildlife. As of October 15, one jaguar has been found dead and four individuals with burn injuries have been rescued by veterinarians, conservationists and others teaming together to save local wildlife and fight fires. One of those jaguars rescued from the flames is Gloria, whose paws were badly burned but is making a steady recovery. As top predators, jaguars are important for balancing this wetland ecosystem. We expect a long process of restoration for the Pantanal, with a possible rearrangement in the distribution and abundance of species that occur here. These wildfires have led to many questions for scientists and conservationists, including; How will the fires impact the Pantanal’s jaguar population? How will the fires impact populations of the jaguar's prey species such as peccaries, deer, armadillos, capybara and caiman? How long will it take for forests and other jaguar habitats to recover? Will the Pantanal be the same as before, or will it have a new dynamic? Our days of fighting fires and assisting veterinary teams in wildlife rescue have been exhausting, and sometimes difficult to push through. But recently we received news that reinvigorated us with hope: one of the female jaguars that we often see on the river-shores of Panthera’s ranch and surrounding areas has given birth to a new cub. The female, who we call Pixana, was recently photographed with her healthy offspring which we’ve named Fenix. The name comes from the Phoenix of Greek mythology that is reborn from the ashes. The female, who we call Pixana, was recently photographed with her healthy offspring which we’ve named Fenix.  *This image is copyright of its original author I am proud to be part of the Panthera team on-the-ground working to protect our Fazenda Jofre Velho ranch. Together, we have ensured that at least 20% of the property (with lots of riverine forest areas) was protected from the fires; a piece of land that represents an important refuge for Pantanal flora and fauna - including Pixana and Fenix. The survival of this cub demonstrates the strength and resilience of the jaguar and gives us hope for this population. Other surrounding ranches have been burnt almost entirely with heavy losses of wildlife and cattle. The neighboring Encontro das Aguas State Park had more than 80% of its lands burned. With this tragic scenario of millions of hectares burned, each hectare saved will make a big difference for the recovery of the Pantanal biodiversity. Other surrounding ranches have been burnt almost entirely with heavy losses of wildlife and cattle.  *This image is copyright of its original author As we continue to fight fires and rescue wildlife, we relish the good news that comes our way from Panthera partners as well as local tour guides and boat drivers. So far more than 25 jaguars have been recorded on camera after the fires hit Panthera’s Ranch and nearby Encontro das Águas State Park. We know we have a long road ahead of us to ensure that the Pantanal remains a key area for jaguar conservation and a major player in Panthera’s conservation initiatives. Luckily, the increasing good news - including that of Pixana’s new cub Fenix - gives us hope for a brighter future.
A Jaguar's Grisly Discovery Becomes Dinner
Panthera.Org Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D. October 31, 2017 Editor's Note: A version of this post appeared as a journal entry for Journey of the Jaguar, our scientists' epic journey to secure the ancient path of the jaguar in Latin America. Dr. Rabinowitz and colleagues had this surprising encounter last month in the Brazilian Pantanal. VIDEO Sometimes the world hands you a gift, and it should be appreciated for the rare event it is. Today was such a day. We left late in the afternoon on our boat from Jofre Velho as the sun was already sinking in the sky. We were determined to at least catch a glimpse of one of the numerous jaguars that live along this part of the Cuiabá River. As we came around a bend in the river and saw a cluster of at least six or seven tourist boats near one point on the bank, we knew we had a jaguar sighting. But with the sun setting, the visibility was low, and I saw it walking away just before it dipped out of view. I thought we had lost it when it turned inland on its hunt for capybara, peccaries, or brocket deer.  *This image is copyright of its original author But tonight it wanted another meal, a different meal—and as quickly as it had disappeared, it reappeared a short distance away, just before diving into the thick vegetation growing along the banks of the river. For some minutes, we could watch the jaguar move without actually seeing it, as the vegetation along the river rustled and shook in the jaguar’s search for caiman lying in hiding. Some of the tourist boats pulled away by now, having had their brief photo op with the beast. A few others, like us, waited and watched, waited and watched, hoping it would return. We were rewarded with a few more glimpses of head and body swimming, splashing inside the vegetation, before she went quiet and still, perhaps moving in a different direction. Discussing what we had seen among ourselves, dusk starting to settle in heavily, all the other boats disappeared, and we were left with what has become a rarity in this part of the Pantanal during dry season, the high season for tourists: quiet and solitude. Then, we were given the gift.  *This image is copyright of its original author It happened like this: Our boatman, Ailton, pointed in the near distance. The jaguar’s head had popped up again; this time, her look seemed more purposeful than before. She came out of the water, sat on the bank, and sniffed the air, eyes scanning the river. Then, she heads down to the water, pauses, looks our way, and goes back to the bank. She comes back down again. “She wants to cross the river,” I say. But Ailton is more than a step ahead of me. Having watched these great cats for generations as he grew up along this river, he could see in the jaguar’s behavior what I could not. The jaguar had spotted a dead adult caiman, hung up on a log and already partly eaten by piranhas, across the river. Almost at the same time he told us, the smell of decay blew our way. We backed up enough to give the jaguar very comfortable breathing space, and within a minute, she was back down to the water and starting to cross. The jaguar crossing the river, in and of itself, was something to behold. She swam powerfully across a relatively rapid, wide river filled with piranha and caiman as if she were crossing the street. Then the fun started as we, alone, watched the jaguar search the banks for what she knew was over there. By the time she found the caiman, stuck on a log through heavy bramble and with a steep bank in back of her, two more small boats had joined us to watch.  *This image is copyright of its original author It was nearly full dark when she bit down on the caiman’s neck and dragged her into the bramble, freeing the smelly but sizeable prey enough to start feeding on the head. Seeing a jaguar eat carrion doesn't happen every day. They have plenty of natural prey--especially in the Pantanal. We sat there watching as the two other boats left. She knew and we knew she would eventually move that prey under cover to get it away from vultures and other animals that wanted such a meal. I know the power of the jaguar. I have actually been clawed by one when I got too close to its enclosure in captivity, and a single claw of its massive paw reached through the bars and ripped through my sneaker right down to the bone.  *This image is copyright of its original author I had no doubt that I would see what we soon saw: this jaguar using all the might of her powerful jaws and stocky, muscular body to pull this perhaps 60-70 pound caiman through the thick, ripping brambles and almost vertically up the bank. It was dark now, making the scene almost surreal, as the last few feet of the white belly that stood out in the night was quickly pulled into the darkness by some seemingly un-seeable force.  (11-21-2020, 07:03 AM)Dark Jaguar Wrote: Large Bulky male Jaguar stalking Capybaras. Wow... Very huge and muscular, he is a tank.
Making history in the reintroduction of jaguars
onçafari  *This image is copyright of its original author ''Do you remember the story of the sisters Isa and Fera, who were reintroduced to the Cayman Ecological Refuge in 2016? The monitoring of the sisters after their release was very intense, and we knew they were doing very well, as they established territories, hunted their own prey and mated with some males. The fruits of the copulations arrived in the year 2018, when Isa and Fera met the motherhood for the first time. Isa had only one cub, Aurora, while Fera had a couple, Ferinha and Céu. All grew up strong and healthy, soon becoming independent. Recently our team verified through sightings and images captured by the photographic traps that the cubs are sexually mature and they are already copulating in the forests of Caiman. Ferinha has already copulated with two males Victory and Magrão while Aurora has copulated with a large male Tupã. See below images captured by our photographic traps of Ferinha with Victory and with Magrão:'' Ferinha and Magrão male. Ferinha and Victory male. ''Who would've expected? Isa and Fera, two sisters who became orphans at such a young age and who would probably spend their lives in captivity, today exhibit great territory, take care of their young and soon will also be grandparents.''
Fantasma vs Xavier by Lilian Rampim.
Repost of my second post ever in this forum on the dynamics of these 2 beasts. In this video the creator of the Onçafari Project Mario Haberfeld interviews the Project's coordinator Lilian Rampim about Fantasma and Xavier. posted in early 2015. Lilian Rampim: - ''Fantasma is a very old male Jag and he was the first Male Jag to get habituated in the Refúgio Ecológico Caiman Reserve and his personal feat was that he was a very confident male Jag that was very comfortable even with the car's presence, I think by the fact he was a dominant male he had quite confidence, we saw him most of the times laying with his belly up and very calm and he showed up in every cameras, he was a jaguar who patolled this entire region. '' Mario Haberfeld - ''Fantasma was one of the jaguars we liked the most in the Onçafari project just like Lilian said we followed him many times sleeping next to the car we followed him hunting a Tapir, he ate it all in three nights without minding our presence But in October 2013 was the last time we saw him around the reserve, what must've happened?'' Lilian Rampim: - ''Its a huge coincidence because in early October 2013 we had one sighting of Fantasma and in mid October 2013 we met and spotted a new male jaguar in the reserve and we nicknamed him Xavier. Since then Xavier was regularly spotted patrolling in every place Fantasma used to and we didn't have any register of Fantasma anymore we got a few theories one of which is that Xavier being a younger, more robust and stronger male he might have dethroned and expelled Fantasma from the area, Xavier is also seen very often mating with the females from the Caiman reserve, he also got that feat of a very confident jaguar, we believe that this behavior of such confidence is a characteristic of dominant males Jaguars and since then we got no more news of Fantasma and we gotta work with all the possibilities either Fantasma left to rule a smaller area with less competition or he died by natural causes since he was a very old jaguar or he may have died in a fight against Xavier. So far we have no news of Fantasma and we're still expecting every time we grab the camera traps to see if he was spotted passing by.'' Mario Haberfeld: - ''Unfortunately its been a long time already and our hopes of spotting Fantasma alive is starting to shrink but its a natural thing given the fact the datas tell us that a wild Jag can live around 14 years and we thought Fantasma was around 12/13 years old so we were sad about it but its something that happens and just to clear up Xavier male it could be either in a fight or whatever other case he took over Fantasma's territory and he is now the male we follow here and he'll probably be the father of the next generation of wild jags here at Refúgio Ecológico Caiman. ''
HAPPY NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL JAGUAR DAY.
Marlon du Toit ''A Capybara in full flight as it narrowly escapes a hunting attempt by a male jaguar. We had been following the Jaguar on the hunt & swimming for a short time when we noticed some floating vegetation up ahead. On it was a family of Capybara. The Jaguar immediately spotted them & we moved up ahead so as to see the action take place. We could not have been better positioned. The Capybara did indeed make a very narrow escape & the Jaguar was 2 seconds too late. I shot the rodent as it flew through the air & immediately swung my lens back to where the Jaguar would emerge. By merging the two frames I’m able to tell the story of just how near the Capybara was to meeting its end.''  *This image is copyright of its original author 
Balam fights with Forasteiro male over breeding rights concerning Margo female:
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(12-06-2020, 08:07 PM)Balam Wrote: Balam fights with Forasteiro male over breeding rights concerning Margo female: Great dynamics news @Balam, too bad there aren't any Video of the fight. Reminds me of when Hollyfield male showed up mating with the same female Geoff (Scarface) was mating with the day before. I am glad Forasteiro (Fênix) is back. Balam as usual showing he means business. Keep an eye on the fresh dynamics news from this area, Hopefully more dynamics like this will be shared more often.
@Dark Jaguar so it turns out that Forasteiro never left, he just seems to be more difficult to photograph. It's such a shame that we didn't get any footage from this fight, I'm sure if went very different from the Balam and Juru brawl since Forasteiro is much larger than Juru.
With Juru the fight was very superficial and it took Balam seconds to establish his dominance. I certainly can't wait to see more footage of Forasteiro, but it's also very clear who the dominant male in the region is. (12-07-2020, 06:30 PM)Balam Wrote: @Dark Jaguar so it turns out that Forasteiro never left, he just seems to be more difficult to photograph. It's such a shame that we didn't get any footage from this fight, I'm sure if went very different from the Balam and Juru brawl since Forasteiro is much larger than Juru. I also picture a tougher fight for Balam vs Forasteiro compared to his brief clash against Juru by what was said Balam seeing on the following day with wounds. Indeed, Dominance wise Forasteiro is said to be sharing territory with Balam (which is definitely not a small area) and he is not so much in the spotlights in the moment and I thought he was gone, I'd say he is definitely sneaking around getting a smaller part of this certain area whereas Balam dominates most of it and with a recent head on dynamic confrontation result it clearly shows Balam is the one to be beat so far. Such an overlapping I'd say its due to the high numbers of prime males in those areas ready to take over a piece of those lands so Sharing Wise I'd say they gotta tolerate one another at some point as competition grows higher in numbers of individuals. 
Male Pantanal jaguar near Rio Três Irmãos (Three Brothers' River) in the northern part of the wetland, credit: Charles J. Sharp (10th of September, 2015)
Female near the Piquiri River, credit: Charles J. Sharp (12th of September, 2015) |
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