THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
NEW YORK, U. S. A.
JAGUAR
(Felis onca hernandesii)
The jaguar is the largest American cat. It looks like the
leopard, but is heavier in build. Jaguars are found from
our Mexican border to northern Argentina. They live in
forest, plain, and desert, but seem to prefer the wooded
country. They prey on peccaries, deer, tapir, and capybara,
and often come to the sea shore or river bank to hunt
turtles and turtle eggs and even fish. Only rarely does one
attack a man.
Hall of North American Mammals
