Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Jaguar (Panthera onea)

             Although the jaguar is an animal that is found in Asia, it is famous in Asia because of the car named after the animal. This report provides information on the characteristics, habitat and life of the jaguar.
            The jaguar belongs to the cat family. It is one of the four big (roaring) cats; the lion, the tiger and the leopard. However, a jaguar has larger rosette markings, a stronger body, and a shorter tail. A Rosette is a rose shaped spot on an animal. The rosette of the jaguars sometimes look like the print of an animal paw.
           The jaguar is brownish- yellow in color and has spots on the head, neck and legs, and rosettes on other parts of its body. It can weigh up to 100 kilograms and has powerful jaw that it can easily crush the skull of its prey.

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