This is a picture of the Black Jaguar at the Baton Rouge Zoo... I know if I saw this in the wild I wouldnt be able to tell if it was a jaguar or a cougar... /shrug
Jaguar
Jaguars can be spotted or melanistic (meaning the dark color form of an animal). If you look closely at the black jaguars, you can see their spots. These black jaguars occur naturally in the wild, and are found in denser, darker forests.
Jaguars are good swimmers and sometimes catch fish, turtles, and even caimen.
HABITAT: Forest and swampland
DIET: Deer, peccaries, agoutis, pacas, fish, turtles, caiman and other medium to large prey
LIFE: Expectancy12-16 years
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