Jaguars are solitary hunters that do not associate with one another outside the breeding season. They hunt around 85 species including deer, caiman, tapirs, and peccaries, but they are opportunists and will take anything from frogs and mice to birds, fish, and domestic livestock. A jaguar's bite can pierce the shell of a turtle (Emmons, 1987). Jaguars can run quite quickly, but do not have much endurance an ...

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Jaguar, Jaguar - Physical characteristics, Jaguar - Habitat, Jaguar - Ecological role, Jaguar - Prey, Jaguar - Reproduction, Jaguar - The jaguar in Central and South American culture, Jaguar - Melanism, Jaguar - Hybridization

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Jaguar, Jaguar - Physical characteristics, Jaguar - Habitat, Jaguar - Ecological role, Jaguar - Prey, Jaguar - Reproduction, Jaguar - The jaguar in Central and South American culture, Jaguar - Melanism, Jaguar - Hybridization

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The word jaguar comes from the South American Tupi-Guarani language. According to one early European explorer, jaguara meant "a beast that kills its prey with one bound." The original and complete indigenous name for the species is Jaguarete. Curiously, Jagua means "dog" in Guarani. Jaguar is also a royal title bestowed to a royal prince, princess or ruling monarch in some Maya traditions such is that of the Lencas. People in Central and South America see the jaguar as a symbol of power and strength. During ...

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Jaguar, Jaguar - Physical characteristics, Jaguar - Habitat, Jaguar - Ecological role, Jaguar - Prey, Jaguar - Reproduction, Jaguar - The jaguar in Central and South American culture, Jaguar - Melanism, Jaguar - Hybridization

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The Olmec carved distinctive human figures in stone, some of monumental size. Smaller items were carved from fine jade and jadeite, including many human figures with strong jaguar features. As the jaguar was an indigenous predator in the area, jaguar figures may visually represent an Olmec myth about the interaction of the jaguar or a jaguar spirit with human beings. In this myth, a jaguar may have copulated with a human female and thus given rise to these "were-jaguars," represented as both young children and male adults. These figures, wit ...

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Olmec mythology, Olmec mythology - Feathered Serpent, Olmec mythology - Jaguar, Olmec mythology - Man of Crops, Olmec mythology - Rain Spirit

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To some, jaguars look very much like leopards but they are sturdier and heavier. The easiest way to distinguish a jaguar from a leopard, beside the jaguar’s much more powerful build, is the rosettes. The rosettes on a jaguar’s coat are larger, fewer in number, and usually darker with thicker lines that enclose smaller spots. The head of the jaguar is much squarer and it has shorter stockier limbs. Because of this the jaguar is sometimes referred to as the “bulldog” of the cat world. [2] The Jaguar, in a recent National Geographic special titled “In Search of the Jaguar,” was named pou ...

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Jaguar, Jaguar - Physical characteristics, Jaguar - Habitat, Jaguar - Ecological role, Jaguar - Prey, Jaguar - Reproduction, Jaguar - The jaguar in Central and South American culture, Jaguar - Melanism, Jaguar - Hybridization

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The black panther is the common name for black specimen (a genetic variant) of several species of cats. Zoologically, a panther is the same as a leopard, while the term Panthera describes the whole family of big cats. But, in North America, the term panther is also used for puma. In South America it could also mean a jaguar. Elsewhere in the world it refers to leopard (originally individual animals with longer tails were deemed panthers and others were leopards; it is a common miscon ...

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• Black panther - Black Jaguar
• Black panther - Black Leopard
• Black panther - Black Puma

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The term panther is used in North america to mean puma (cougar), in South America to mean the jaguar and elsewhere it refers to the leopard (originally individuals with longer tails were deemed panthers and others were leopards, it is a common misconception that panther meant a melanistic individual). A white panther may therefore be a white puma, white jaguar or white leopard. Of these, white leopards appear to be more common although still very rare. Unlike black panthers, they have not been selectively bred. Wh ...

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• White panther - White Jaguar
• White panther - White Leopard
• White panther - White Puma

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The word Panther has several meanings: Any big cat with the condition known as melanism (causing black fur), see: Black panther Leopard Puma Jaguar Any big cat from the genus Panthera, see: Lion Tiger Leopard Jaguar Codename for Mac OS X v10.3 (operating system) Panther tank (tank of Nazi Germany in WWII) F9F Panther, a jet fighter used by the US Navy in the Korean War. The Bl

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Chocolove is a fictional character in Shaman King. He is an African-American Shaman who aspires to be a comedian. He almost always annoys Ren with his jokes and gets poked in the nose by the Kwandao. He is part of Team Ren and his spirits are Mic Jaguar and Pascal Avaf. Mic is a spirit of a jaguar, and Pascal Avaf is a spirit of a man who had joined the Shaman Fight 1000 years ago. In the English anime, his name is "Jocko". Other related archivesKwandao, Shaman King

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Swallow can mean one of several things: A swallow is one of several insectivorous birds in the family Hirundinidae; In Europe, Swallow may refer specifically to the Barn Swallow; Swallowing is the ingestion through muscular action of the oesophagus; The Swallow (locomotive) was a GWR railway locomotive; The Swallow (car) was a make of British car; The Swallow Sidecar Company was the precursor to Jaguar Cars. Swallow, Lincolnshire

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A warrior is a person habitually engaged in war and/or skilled in the waging of war. In tribal societies, warriors often form a caste or class of their own. In feudalism, the vassals essentially form a military or warrior class, even if in actual warfare, peasants may be called to fight as well. In some societies, warfare may be so central that the entire people (or, more often, the male population) may be considered warri ...

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• Warrior - Warrior code

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The Armee de l'Air took delivery of the first production Jaguar in 1973, one of an eventual 160 single-seat Jaguar As. For type conversion training, France also took 40 of the two-seat Jaguar E. The RAF accepted delivery of the first of 165 single-seat Jaguar GR.1s (or Jaguar S) with 54(F) squadron in 1974. These were supplemented by 35 two-seat trainers, the Jaguar T2 (or Jaguar B according to the manufacturer's designation). In December 1983 75 RAF Jaguars were updated to the GR.1A and T. ...

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SEPECAT Jaguar, SEPECAT Jaguar - Background, SEPECAT Jaguar - Into service, SEPECAT Jaguar - Replacement, SEPECAT Jaguar - Units using the Jaguar, SEPECAT Jaguar - Royal Air Force

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British Prime-Minister Tony Blair is driven in a bottle-green Jaguar XJ8. The character, Arthur Daley, in the British television series Minder was generally to be seen driving a Jaguar XJ6. Inspector Morse, in the British television series of that name, drove a Jaguar Mark 2. Harold, of Harold and Maude, had a Jaguar E-Type hearse. A silver Jaguar E-type is featured in the film 52 Pick-Up. Austin Powers drove a Jaguar E-Type, calling it a Shaguar. In the 1968 movie "Danger: Diabolik", Diabolik drove a ...

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Jaguar car, Jaguar car - History, Jaguar car - Historical Models, Jaguar car - Most Important Models, Jaguar car - Current Models, Jaguar car - Sports car racing, Jaguar car - Jaguars in fiction and the media, Jaguar car - Image Gallery

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The aircraft has been updated several times and remains in front-line service with Britain. It is being replaced by the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Rafale. Demands by the UK Treasury demanding cuts in the defence budget led to reports that the Jaguar was a possible candidate for early retirement. Announcing plans for the future of the British military on July 21 2004 Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon ...

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SEPECAT Jaguar, SEPECAT Jaguar - Background, SEPECAT Jaguar - Into service, SEPECAT Jaguar - Replacement, SEPECAT Jaguar - Units using the Jaguar, SEPECAT Jaguar - Royal Air Force

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By the late 1980s, Ford had become Jaguar's owner and ordered the XJ40 be "retrolutionized", reintroducing the style of the popular Series III. X300, as redesigned by head designer Geoff Lawson, was launched as the XJ6 and XJ12 for the 1995 model year. In addition, a supercharged version of the straight-6 was offered and badged as the XJR. This was the first supercharged Jaguar in the company's history and only the second car Jaguar ever made that used forced induction—apart from the extremel ...

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Jaguar XJ, Jaguar XJ - Series I, Jaguar XJ - Series II, Jaguar XJ - XJ Coupe, Jaguar XJ - Series III, Jaguar XJ - XJ40, Jaguar XJ - X300, Jaguar XJ - X308, Jaguar XJ - X350, Jaguar XJ - Daimler Corsica concept, Jaguar XJ - Safety, Jaguar XJ - Current XJ models

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All through the 1970s, Jaguar had run Project XJ40, which was meant to replace the XJ6. Due to problems at British Leyland and the fuel crisis, the car was continually delayed. Proposals from Jaguar's in-house designers and Pininfarina were made. Eventually, it was decided an internal design would be carried through to production. This car was finally released in October 1986 with controversial square headlamps, a carryover from the 1970s development. It was considered more evolutionary than revolutionary, and had to fight off a new c ...

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Jaguar XJ, Jaguar XJ - Series I, Jaguar XJ - Series II, Jaguar XJ - XJ Coupe, Jaguar XJ - Series III, Jaguar XJ - XJ40, Jaguar XJ - X300, Jaguar XJ - X308, Jaguar XJ - X350, Jaguar XJ - Daimler Corsica concept, Jaguar XJ - Safety, Jaguar XJ - Current XJ models

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The first XJ-S appeared in 1975 as a 1976 model. Power came from the V12 version with a choice of a manual or automatic transmission (but the manual was soon dropped). It could reach 60 mph (100 km/h) in 6.9 seconds and accelerate to 150 mph (240 km/h). The Group 44 racing team built a successful Trans Am race car based on the XJ-S, and the car won the series' 1977 manufacturers' championship cup. Jaguar's timing was not good: the car was launched in the wake of the first fuel crisis and the market for a 5.3-litre V12 grand tourer was very small. The styling was also the subject of much criticism, including the "fly ...

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Jaguar XJS, Jaguar XJS - 1976, Jaguar XJS - The 1980s, Jaguar XJS - 1991-1996

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The 1997 XK8 was available in coupe or convertible forms and with either a supercharged 390 hp (287 kW) or naturally aspirated 290 hp (213 kW) engine. The supercharged variant is known as the XKR. The first-generation XK series shares its platform with the Aston Martin DB7. Both cars are derived from the Jaguar XJS, though the platform has been extensively changed. Both the XK8 and XKR are limited to a top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h) by a computer governor, giving them a lower top speed than the car they replaced. The XK8 heralded a change in direction for the company, r ...

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Jaguar XK, Jaguar XK - 1997, Jaguar XK - XKR-R, Jaguar XK - 2007

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The brand-new X350 began production in the Spring of 2003 and as a 2003 model in Europe and as a 2004 model for the North American market. The X350 has an all-new aluminum structure and bodyshell. Steel is used in some places throughout the chassis. Aluminum underbody components are fastened together with aerospace-grade epoxy adhesives and around 3,200 self-piercing rivets to create the new XJ's unibody. The top-line XJs are branded as Vanden Plas (in North America) and Daimler (everywhere else). Two of the things that distinguish the X350 ...

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Jaguar XJ, Jaguar XJ - Series I, Jaguar XJ - Series II, Jaguar XJ - XJ Coupe, Jaguar XJ - Series III, Jaguar XJ - XJ40, Jaguar XJ - X300, Jaguar XJ - X308, Jaguar XJ - X350, Jaguar XJ - Daimler Corsica concept, Jaguar XJ - Safety, Jaguar XJ - Current XJ models

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The 1981 XJ-S received the new High-Efficiency engine for much better economy. The XJ-S HE was also now the fastest automatic-transmission car in the world at 155 mph. In 1982, the new V12 XJ-S won first and second at the Tourist Trophy race at Silverstone. A new 3.6-litre Jaguar AJ6 engine was added to the line-up, and a cabriolet version débuted, the XJ-SC, though it was only a 2-seat car. A V12 XJ-SC did not emerge until 1985. The two-seat cabriolet was replaced with a two-seat convertible in 1988. In 1985, XJS drivers John Goss and Armin Hahne won the James Hardi ...

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Jaguar XJS, Jaguar XJS - 1976, Jaguar XJS - The 1980s, Jaguar XJS - 1991-1996

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