Special Facts:

- Jaguars are one of the few species of cats that can be colored black.

- Jaguar is an American Indian word meaning "killer that takes its prey in a single bound

- Jaguars and other big cats are the only types of cats that prefer to swim

- They are good at climbing and can climb fairly quick

- Species of Jaguar are currently threatened or endangered

- Very few still exist in the wild

 

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