Tim Smith Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Thought I'd share this. We had a visitor to the mangrove plantings this week. Either jaguar or mountain lion. Made my week.
Gary Lange Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 You need to stay up and get some pictures Tim. Do they have Mountain Lions down that way or just the Jaguar? Respect your Environment and others right to use it!
Tim Smith Posted January 29, 2011 Author Posted January 29, 2011 You need to stay up and get some pictures Tim. Do they have Mountain Lions down that way or just the Jaguar? Both Gary. This is probably a jaguar. They are common down here.
flytyer57 Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Which is bigger? The jaguar or the mountain lion? There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
Tim Smith Posted January 29, 2011 Author Posted January 29, 2011 Which is bigger? The jaguar or the mountain lion? Jaguar is much heavier.
Stoneroller Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 where you at tim? florida? only florida panthers there, no jaguars. jaguars can only live in the rainforests, they require higher night time temps than we have in the states. (not that someone couldn't have released a captive one) I think the closest wild jaguars are in the Yucatan, but dont quote me on that. Fish On Kayak Adventures, LLC. Supreme Commander 'The Dude' of Kayak fishing www.fishonkayakadventures.com fishonkayakadventures@yahoo.com
Kayser Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Historically ranged into Texas, but Florida is plenty warm enough for a released one to survive just fine. Look at the Burmese python in the Everglades- another tropical rainforest non-native that is doing more than fine. Rob WARNING!! Comments to be interpreted at own risk. Time spent fishing is never wasted.
Tim Smith Posted January 30, 2011 Author Posted January 30, 2011 where you at tim? florida? only florida panthers there, no jaguars. jaguars can only live in the rainforests, they require higher night time temps than we have in the states. (not that someone couldn't have released a captive one) Kayser's right, jaguars used to range all over the southwest US. There are jaguars in Arizona as we speak, but they're probably as rare as mountain lions in Missouri. I think the closest wild jaguars are in the Yucatan, but dont quote me on that. ...funny you mention the Yucatan because that's where I am. About 30 miles south of the Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve in Belize. Both cats occur here (along with the ocelot, marguay and jaguarundi) but jaguars are a bit more common in this area. Belize just had it's first human mortality ever recorded from a jaguar last year during hurricane Richard. One that had been kept as a pet get out when a tree fell on its cage during the storm. Before anyone knew it was free it had already killed a neighbor. Not wise to let predators get used to humans.
taxidermist Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Hard to say which is heavier as that depends on the age of the animal and there is now way to second guess the weight let alone the compaction quality of the ground. Not all cats have the same size feet.
Tim Smith Posted February 2, 2011 Author Posted February 2, 2011 Hard to say which is heavier as that depends on the age of the animal and there is now way to second guess the weight let alone the compaction quality of the ground. Not all cats have the same size feet. Well it's true you can't determine if this was a jaguar or a mountain lion by the depth of the print if that's where we're going... ...but the maximum size of jaguars is far beyond the maximum size of mountain lions.
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