Jaguars live in rainforests and areas with trees and rivers in South America and the southern United States. They have an average lifespan of 12-15 years and weigh between 100-250 pounds. Jaguars prey includes fish, turtles, deer, peccaries, and tapirs. They rarely attack humans.

1. Jaguars Chris Wolff Mr.Buchmann Period 2

2. Stats Average life span of a jaguars is 12 to 15 years of age. Body: 5ft to 6ft Tail: 3ft Weight: 100lbs to 250 lbs Scientific name: Panthera onca Family: felidae Related species: P. Tigris, P. Leo, pardis, and uncia. http://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/470x370/jaguar6.jpg Jaguars, Jaguar Pictures, Jaguar Facts - National Geographic.&quot; Animals, Animal Pictures, Wild Animal Facts - National Geographic . Web. 29 Apr. 2011. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/jaguar/>.

3. Habitat Most jaguars habitat are rainforests or an area with a lot of trees and rivers. Jaguars live near rivers and places where there food is. They will climb trees to sneak attack there prey. Jaguars will not stay in one place, they will roam to find there food. Jaguars, Jaguar Pictures, Jaguar Facts - National Geographic.&quot; Animals, Animal Pictures, Wild Animal Facts - National Geographic . Web. 29 Apr. 2011. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/jaguar/>. http://jaguar.9rm.com.ar/images/6-jaguar-the-rainforest-animal.jpg

4. A Jaguar Laying with its cub http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lj_y7Z_fw94/S8kvesIJ8JI/AAAAAAAABfU/VS76a_iZEnU/s1600/Jaguar%252BPanthera%252B869.jpg

5. Interesting Facts Jaguars weigh only 25-32 ounces when they are born. They begin to hunt with their mother at only 6 months of age. Most jaguars are solo animals, but when one is pregnant the father and mother will stick together until the baby is old enough to hunt by himself. Jaguars can only cover short distances because they are very large animals and they tire very quickly. Jaguars are the third largest cat in the world. King, Judith: Wildlife Fact File. Pittsburg, PA,: International Masters Publishers, 1997

6. Food Source Jaguars eat a huge variety of animals and amphibians. Jaguars eat: fish, turtles, caimans, small alligators, frogs, deer, peccaries, and tapirs. http://www.gardenpa.com/contentmanager/uploads/Images/Deer%20in%20Grass%20Web.jpg http://media.kcrg.com/images/kcrg-tv9-news-small-alligator.jpg King, Judith: Wildlife Fact File. Pittsburg, PA,: International Masters Publishers, 1997

7. Habitat Map Jaguars live in South America mostly in the amazon, also found in the South of the U.S. http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LlfXWxcpJyU/SjPv8THyugI/AAAAAAAAMRY/V2VcizrNUgU/s1600/jaguar-range-map-1%5B10%5D.gif King, Judith: Wildlife Fact File. Pittsburg, PA,: International Masters Publishers, 1997

8. Human Interaction Jaguars barely attack humans. There is stories that jaguars have came and played with little children. Jaguars are very popular to the human interest, there fur, the name, and the strength is admired through out the world. &quot;Jaguars, Jaguar Pictures, Jaguar Facts - National Geographic.&quot; Animals, Animal Pictures, Wild Animal Facts - National Geographic . Web. 29 Apr. 2011. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/jaguar/>.

9. Work Cited King, Judith: Wildlife Fact File. Pittsburg, PA,: International Masters Publishers, 1997 von Zumbusch, Amelie. &quot;Jaguars: World’s Strongest Cats.&quot; PowerKids Life Science, Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2011. 29 Apr. 2011 &quot;Jaguars, Jaguar Pictures, Jaguar Facts - National Geographic.&quot; Animals, Animal Pictures, Wild Animal Facts - National Geographic . Web. 29 Apr. 2011. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/jaguar/>.