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Nov 30, 2018 · Sea turtles are easy prey for jaguars because they’re simple to kill, says Luis Fonseca, a researcher and biologist featured in Untamed. And Playa Nancite is uniquely positioned for this...
- Elaina Zachos
- 6 min
A jaguar was observed draging a 34 kg sea turtle 91.5 meters into the cover of a forest. They hunt by pouncing on unsuspecting prey. Base coat colors range from pale yellow to reddish brown, with black, rosette-shaped spots on the neck, body, and limbs.
May 7, 2024 · Folk legends claim jaguars use their tail to attract fish to water's surface; Often observed hunting near the water; Consuming prey; May drag kill to another location with suitable cover; Grasp the carcass in the mouth and drag it, straddled between the forelegs; May drag kill over great distances through difficult terrain; Do not hide killed ...
Mar 1, 2015 · This study has revealed that a reduction in marine turtle availability will increase overall kill utilization rates by jaguars and more specifically; (1) the rate at which jaguars return to a kill, (2) the number of jaguars that will ‘scavenge from’ or ‘share’ a kill and (3) the amount of time a jaguar will spend consuming a kill.
- James Guilder, Benjamin Barca, Stephanny Arroyo-Arce, Roberto Gramajo, Roberto Salom-Pérez
- 2015
Nov 22, 2014 · Camera traps were set-up on freshly predated turtles to capture jaguar activity across both Peak and Non Peak green turtle nesting seasons. Thirteen individual jaguars (five males, five females, three cubs) were captured returning to 77% of monitored turtle kills (60% Peak; 95% Non Peak).
- James Guilder, Benjamin Barca, Stephanny Arroyo-Arce, Roberto Gramajo, Roberto Salom-Pérez
- 2015
The occasional carcasses left by jaguars in the forest or even a cursory examination of their feces along roads and trails clearly indicate that jaguars have an incredibly varied diet. Jaguars will eat monkeys, peccaries, pacas, agoutis, deer, turtles, tapirs, armadillos, iguanas, anteaters, alligators, fish, and almost anything else that ...
Dec 27, 2022 · I saw a sea turtle inch out of the water and just then, like a flash, a jaguar pounced on it. I was sure the jaguar had just killed the turtle. But then, the jaguar lost interest in the turtle, sauntering over to another jaguar to play.
