Jaguar

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Photo of Jaguar

SCIENTIFIC NAME Panthera onca

RANGE Remote regions of South and Central America, particularly in the Amazon basin. Small numbers are still present in North America.

LOCATION IN THE ZOO South America’s Pantanal

COOL ANIMAL FACT Jaguars live alone and define territories of many square miles by marking with their waste or clawing trees.

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South America's Pantanal