IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group Library

IUCN / SSC Cat Specialist Group - Digital Cat Library

View printer friendly
Schaller, G.B.; Crawshaw Jr., P.G.
Movement Patterns of Jaguar
1980 Biotropica (12): 161-168
Jaguar on two small ranches in southwestern Brazil had a density of about one animal per 25 sq km. Females ranched over at least 25-38 sq. km and males over twice that much terrain. The ranges of females overlapped, and the range of resident male included the ranges of several females. Jaguar and puma ranges also overlapped, but each species favored parts not much used by the other. Day-and-night radio tracking revealed precise travel and activity patterns of two female jaguar. The social system of jaguar is in most respects similar to that of other large solitary cats such as puma, leopard, and tiger.
	PDF files are only accessible to Friends of the Cat Group. Joining Friends of the Cat Group gives you unlimited access and downloads in the Cat SG Library for one year, and allows you to receive our newsletter Cat News (2 regular issues per year plus special issues). More information how to join here