Jaguars live in South and Central America, preferring warm climates like rainforests and grasslands. They grow to between 44-73 inches long and have tails of 18-30 inches. Jaguars become sexually mature at 3 years old and mate year-round in rainforests or in the fall in other areas, giving birth to litters of 1-4 cubs after a 93-110 day gestation. They are threatened by hunting for fur and loss of habitat to agriculture. Jaguars eat small animals, birds, fish and monkeys. Some Jaguars have a rare black mutation and live deep in rainforests to camouflage themselves.

1. Jaguars David Aragon Carreno Mr. Bunchmann 0 period April 28, 2011

2. Scientific outlook Order: Carnivore Family: Fedidae Genus & Species: Panthera onca

3. Habitat They live in south America and central America. Like warm climates. Like to lives in Rainforests. Others live in Grasslands or Woods .

4. Lengths Lengths is 44-73 inches. Its tail can grow up from 18-30 inches .

5. Breeding Sexually mature at 3 years There is no season for mating if they live in the rainforest. If they in anyplace else they mate in fall. They are in the womb from 93-110 days. They give 1-4 cubs .

6. Human Interaction Human Hunt them for their fur. Jaguars Territory is being taken down to build farms, houses and business. Jaguars sometimes attack live stock then owners get mad and kill them .

7. Food It’s a Carnivore means that it eats meat. It eats Small animals such as mice and turtles. They even eat fish, birds and monkeys.

8. Fun Facts There are black Jaguars. they have spots to but you can only see it in the sunlight. they like to live in the middle of the rainforest because there isn't much light ands they blend into to environment.

9. Sources King, Judith: Wild Life Facts File . Pitlsburg, PA : International Master Publishers, 1997 Von Zumbusch, Amelie. "Jaguars: World’s Strongest Cats." PowerKids Life Science, Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2011. 28 Apr. 2011 .