All about Jaguars

Jaguars are mammals that are found only in the Amazon Rainforest. They are considered big cats because of their size, strength, and athleticism. According to kids.nationalgeographic.com, “Jaguars can be up to 6 feet long, and weigh over 250 pounds!” Jaguars are normally orangish-yellowish with dark brown spots, although sometimes Jaguars are black and don’t appear to even have spots! Jaguars are the apex predators in their community, meaning that they are at the top of their food chain and have no natural predators. What’s a food chain you ask? Well, there are producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, apex predators, and decomposers. Producers are plants that make their own food like a tree or grass. Primary consumers are animals such as Bunnies and Deer that eat producers. Secondary consumers are carnivores or omnivores that eat the Bunnies and Deer, such as Cougars, and then there are animals like Pumas and Jaguars that are kind of like the kings of the kings of the Jungle, because no other animals hunt them!