THE JOURNAL OF THE JAGUARS, PANTHERA ONCA
the untold story of Earth's third largest feline
PROLOGUE
The jaguar is the third-largest of the world's four species of big cats. These big cats are members of the Felidae family where other cats such as leopards, cougars, lions belong. The jaguar's scientific name is Panthera onca. Once widespread across North America from coast to coast, the jaguar is now occasionally seen in the United States. The cat can be found in Mexico and Central and South America and prefers dense rainforests where it can hide from its only predator, humans. Humans have been proven a threat to the species. The population of jaguars are threatened for reasons that poachers are killing them for their fur, loss of habitat due to deforestation, and to protect livestock— all consequences to jaguars from the damage of human activities. As defense, jaguars attack humans rarely but they are known to stalk people as a way to escorting them out of their territories.
On that note, jaguars are silent apex predators. Jaguars can prey on a wide range of animals, from climbing trees where they attack monkeys or on the ground where they crush animals as small as snakes, rats, or turtles. Which isn't much of a shock because according to "Jaguars" by Vicky Franchino, "Jaguars are muscular animals with powerful jaws, legs and broad, rounded feet, making them silent stalkers and expert climbers, leapers, and swimmers." With plentiful of prey to devour, Jaguars have developed massive skulls and powerful canine teeth and jaws.
The jaguar's coloration provides camouflage, especially in rainforest habitats where the jaguars dense spots blend with the forest's environment. Jaguars vary in color from golden yellow t...
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The Pygmy Three-Toed-Sloth, also known as Bradypus pygmaeus scientifically, has been classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. “They are restricted to one area from Isla Escudo de Veraguas in the archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama” (“Pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus)” (a)). The island is very small measuring to about 5 square kilometers in area. These sloths are usually found in red mangroves at sea level. As of now the Pygmy three-toed-sloth are critically endangered and weak law enforcement, deforestation, and poachers are to blame.
The Syracuse Chiefs are a minor league baseball team located in Central New York. The core of Chiefs’ games are composed of six components, including game form, players, fan behavior, equipment and apparel, venue, and personnel and process. The rules and techniques of baseball are what makes this sport differ from every other sport product. Over the years, the game of baseball has made several changes to its rules. In the early years of the game, batsman were allowed to request the pitch be thrown high or low. As time passed, the rules changed to creating a strike zone. This rule called for a higher level of skill in both the batters and pitchers, making the game more attractive to fans.
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There are some animals that just have strong muscles that help them carry out their daily lives. The big cat family is one family of predators that knows how to use these...
Charley Johnson is a very talented NFL quarterback from NMSU that not many people know about. Having accomplished so much, I feel that people should. Bleacher Report’s Brendan Majev, ranked him the 91st greatest quarterback of all time. He was drafted 10th round by the St. Louis Cardinals. After playing with them and the Oilers, he ended his career with the Denver Broncos in 1975. Topics gone over in this essay include his early life, his college football career, his NFL career, his army career, and his education.
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The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) has been on the endangered species list since 1967 with only 130 individuals surviving within a small area in Southern Florida (Sullivan 2004). Prior to conservation efforts, the Florida panther has suffered several population losses due to inbreeding, habitat loss, and vehicular collisions with only an estimated 30 surviving individuals in the 1970s (Maehr 1992). The number one threat to the Florida panther is habitat loss and habitat fragmentation due to urban development in Southern FL within the hardwood hammocks and wetland habitats in which they live in. Most of the current panther population is located within public lands such as the Big Cypress National Reserve and the Everglades, with some rehabilitation centers such as White Oak and the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge to help with conservation efforts within this area (see Figure 1: Florida Panther Home Ranges).
Tigers are the largest members of the cat family. They live in Asia and belong to the same genus as the lion, leopard, and jaguar. Two major subspecies of the tiger are the Siberian tiger and the Bengal tiger. The tiger is thought to have originated in northern Asia during the Pleistocene Epoch.
Lions have relatively short-legged, long, muscular bodies and large heads. The male grows on average to 1.7 to 2.5 m (5.6 to 8.2 ft) long, not including the tail, which is 90 to 105 cm (36 to 41 in) in length. It stands 1.23 m (4 ft) high at the shoulder, and it weighs 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb). The mane, which covers the head and neck, sometimes extends to the shoulders and belly. The mane will vary in color and length; well-fed, healthy lions have longer, fuller manes. Females are smaller but equally muscular. Lions vary in color from golden to brown. The mane of a male lion will vary from black to yellow. Both sexes have retractable claws to keep them sharp when they are needed. Lions have wide powerful jaws. The lions roar, which can be heard by humans up to 9 (5.6 miles) kilometers away, is usually uttered before the animals hunt in the evening, after a successful hunt, and again in the early morning.
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