What type of chordate is a jaguar




















Barry Eizirik et al. It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.

If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results. Their jaws are strong enough to crack a sea turtle's shell, according to the BBC. In fact, in the zoo, bones are part of a jaguars' regular diet. They also don't like to share their food. Jaguars will only eat their prey after dragging into the trees, even if the trees are quite a distance away.

In August and September, jaguars mate. After mating, the female will carry her young for around days and will give birth to one to four young.

Baby jaguars are called cubs. They are born with their eyelids sealed shut. After about two weeks, the cubs are able to see for the first time. After six months, the cubs' mother will teach them how to hunt, and after their second birthday, the cub will leave their mother to live on their own.

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species , the jaguar is "near threatened" due to poaching and the destruction of the rainforest. The World Wildlife Federation estimates that there are only 15, jaguars left in the wild. Melanistic or all black jaguars occur due to a genetic mutation. Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates.

Vertebrata: information 1 Vertebrata: pictures Vertebrata: specimens Vertebrata: sounds Superclass Gnathostomata jawed vertebrates. Gnathostomata: pictures Gnathostomata: specimens Gnathostomata: sounds Euteleostomi bony vertebrates.

Euteleostomi: pictures Euteleostomi: specimens Euteleostomi: sounds Class Sarcopterygii lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates. Sarcopterygii: pictures Sarcopterygii: specimens Sarcopterygii: sounds Tetrapoda tetrapods.

Tetrapoda: pictures Tetrapoda: specimens Tetrapoda: sounds Amniota amniotes. Amniota: pictures Amniota: specimens Amniota: sounds Synapsida synapsids.

Synapsida: pictures Synapsida: specimens Synapsida: sounds Class Mammalia mammals. The jaguar makes its home in a variety of habitats including deciduous forests, rainforests , swamps , pampas grasslands , and mountain scrub areas. The jaguar is a carnivore. It hunts mostly at night. Its prey includes capybara, peccaries, deer, large ground birds, fish, snakes, turtles, and rabbits.

It also eats livestock like horses, cows, and sheep. The jaguar hunts mostly on the ground, but it sometimes climbs a tree and pounces on its prey from above. The jaguar has very powerful jaws and sharp teeth and usually kills its prey with one crushing bite to the skull. Jaguars mate year-round. About days after mating the female has kittens.



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