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

[peter]

(06-10-2018, 02:45 AM)epaiva Wrote: @peter
Today I attended a SYMPOSIUM named  LOS FELINOS DE VENEZUELA with the best researchers of Cats in the country  with a great surprise, Dr Wlodzimierz Jedrzejewski who has been doing a research of Jaguars and Pumas for more than 9 years found out a Coalition of two big adult males in Hato Pinero in  the Venezuelan Llanos they have already killed 3 males and have a huge territory with 3 females for them, they are mating  without any fight between them, Jaguars are supossed to be solitary cats. He said that he estimates that the largest Jaguar in Pinero weights at least 120 kilograms. Hato Pinero is a big Ranch located in Estado Cojedes, Venezuela
Credits to Jan Dunge and Desiree Starke

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Very interesting, Epaiva. Maybe the situation in that part of Venezuela is suited for cooperation? It definitely has advantages, as it will enable the males to get rid of competition in the reproduction department. I wonder if they also hunt together and share food?

Was there any interest from the newspapers? Anything know about Dr. W. Jedrzejewski? Has he published? Reply