Where in the amazon would you most likely find jaguars?
The answer is: everywhere in the amazon. The jaguar (Panthera onca) is the largest member of the cat family in the Americas. Its range includes all of Central America as well as large parts of South America and the southern parts of North America. It is a very adaptable hunter living in habitats as diverse as the tropical rain forest and tropical savanna and grasslands. They will even live in open country if there is a good source of water and sufficient cover for hunting. The Amazon region has the highest population of jaguars both because of the favorable habitat, and because of the relative scarcity of humans, their biggest predator. Unlike some cats, they like the water and are common near rivers, streams and lagoons feeding on fish, frogs, turtles and small alligators. As humans move deeper into the jungle, encounters with the big cat become more frequent. The native people of the forest respect the jaguar for its beauty and strength and there are many folktales starring this jung
