What do jaguars eat in the wild?

Unlike many other cats, jaguars do not avoid water; in fact, they are quite good swimmers. Rivers provide prey in the form of fish, turtles, or caimans—small, alligatorlike animals. Jaguars also eat larger animals such as deer, peccaries, capybaras, and tapirs. read more

Jaguars are consummate predators and sit at the top of the food chain in their habitats on both American Continents. Interestingly, there have been absolutely no reports in Mexico of a jaguar attacking humans in the wild, even though they’re still believed to number in the thousands - and there are very few reports of jaguar attacks vs. humans in Central and South America. read more

The jaguar is the third-largest living feline species, after the tiger and lion. read more