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To catch fish, the jaguar will attract them by tapping the surface of the water with its tail.
To catch fish, the jaguar will attract them by tapping the surface of the water with its tail. It also has powerful jaws that are used to puncture the skull of its prey and to break the spine of smaller prey. These behaviors of the jaguar developed after the Fall since they were created as vegetarians.
Cheetah, bobcat, leopard, lion, tiger, cougar, housecat
CLASS: Mammalia (mammal)
ORDER: Carnivora (meat-eating)
FAMILY: Felidae (cat kind)
GENUS/SPECIES: Panthera onca
Size: 5–6 ft (1.5–1.8 m) long; 27–30 in (0.7–2 m) tall
Weight: 150–300 lbs (68–136 kg); Females are generally smaller.
Original Diet: Plants
Present Diet: Deer, monkeys, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and other small mammals
Habitat: Grasslands and forests from the southwestern U.S. into South America
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