There are many reasons why the author chose to study a jaguar. The author chose to study a jaguar, because jaguars are her favorite animal. She finds jaguars very interesting due to their incredible abilities of survival. The author also finds jaguars very powerful and an important animal around the world. Not only that but she also finds Jagauar's rich looks very interesting which is one of the main reasons why she is interested in studying a jaguar. As some people and scientists might say, people looking at drawings and pictures of their subject makes them even more interested.