The best feline hunter with anacondas, caimans and armadillos on his teeth.

Perhaps the lion is the king of beasts, but only in Africa. In South America, another large cat lives, which keeps the wild inhabitants of the Amazonian jungle at bay and which all Brazilian cattle breeders fear. It will be about the jaguar - the largest representative of cats living in both Americas.

This spotted beast is held in high esteem by the native people of America. The jaguar is revered as a deity by many peoples of the Amazon, they are afraid and respected. Despite the fact that the jaguars rarely attack people, the Amazonian Indians who go hunting perform rituals to appease the spirit, and they always know that the jaguar watches them from dense branches.

All adult jaguars have personal hunting grounds, the borders of which are strictly protected from competitors. Jaguars have a special dislike of cougars, with whom they often have serious fights. The diet of the jaguar varies greatly depending on its habitat. Ungulates in his menu, of course, are present, and he does not miss the chance to catch a deer or bakers, but the jaguar successfully hunts caimans and even adult anacondas. In addition, the jaguars have such powerful jaws that they can even cope with the shell of turtles and the protective coating of an armadillo. Jaguars, whose habitat includes the coast, do not disdain the eggs of sea turtles, and sometimes the reptiles themselves. Jaguars living in the region of Pantanatal, an extensive swampy plain, specialize in mining caimans, which they easily bite through their skulls. But in the case of any victim, the main weapon of the jaguars is a successful leap. The lightning speed and accuracy with which the jaguars attack leaves no chance for their victims. But in the event that the jaguar was unlucky and missed, he will not waste his energy chasing an elusive dinner - long-distance racing is not his thing.

The list of animals that the jaguar eats is not limited to wild representatives of the fauna. All Brazilian farmers are afraid and hate this beast, as it easily copes with calves and even adult cows. This kind of food indiscrimination led to the fact that farmers began to destroy the jaguars and fight this species of feline in every possible way. Environmentalists and animal advocates, in turn, are trying to prove to herders that the danger of jaguars is greatly exaggerated and there is a way out of this conflict situation. Some farmers even began to breed Indian buffalos, which are larger than other species, and the jaguar can not cope with them.