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A Jaguar Drinking from a Puddle in a Reserve in Bolivia

Photo by Ben Shkolnik (Jerusalem, Israel); Photographed February 2007

Historically, the jaguar, the largest cat in the Americas, ranged from the southwestern U.S. to the Rio Negro in Argentina. Today, the majority of the jaguar population, roughly 88 percent, is confined to the Amazon. Hunting and habitat loss due to deforestation threaten current jaguar populations.

Status: Near Threatened


 

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