Jaguar
The Jaguar is a type of Friend that has made appearances in the Kemono Friends anime and the original mobile game.
Jaguar
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| ジャガー | |||
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| Romaji | Jagā
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
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| Scientific Name | Panthera onca
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| Distribution | Central and South America
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| Diet | Carnivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | 11 to 12 years
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| Read More | Jaguar
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| Jaguar | Anime | Season 2 | Festival (Costume) | Pavilion (Gen 2) | KF3 (V2) | Kingdom | Nexon Game | Gallery |
Appearance
Jaguar's appearances show moderate stature. She has bob-styled hair with side bangs reaching her shoulder effectively hiding her human ears. Marking on her fringe, suggesting her animal origin, composed of Two black dots followed by Six smaller ones below them. This marking is also appear on her back head. Her eyes are sharp almond shaped golden eyes with tinge of green colored reflections on each eyes. Sporting black-white tipped animal ears on the top of her head and a small crest of hair between the two of them. Her black tipped feline tail is big and yellow with black spots covering it. Her outfit composed of white blouse with black ribbon and short rosette patterned skirt. Complementing her neck, she wears a scarf composed of white fur ruff connected to black spotted yellow scarf tails. Jaguar patterned full-length gloves are covering her arms while her similarly patterned over-knee socks protecting her legs but still showing a small window of bare skin below the skirt. Lastly, she wears white shoes with black ribbons decorating them.
Series Appearances
| Media | Role | First Appearance | |
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| 2015 | Nexon Game | ↪ Minor Character, Playable Character | |
| 2017 | Kemono Friends (2017 Anime) | ↪ Minor Character | Episode 2 |
| 2017 | Kemono Friends: Comic À La Carte | Minor Character | Page 132 |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Pavilion | ↪ Observable Character | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Picross | Puzzle | |
| 2019 | Kemono Friends 3 | ↪ Playable Character | |
| 2022 | Kemono Friends Kingdom | ↪ Playable Character | |
Minor Appearances
Kemono Friends Picross
Jaguar appears in a puzzle of Kemono Friends Picross where the player can obtain a picture of the friend by solving a puzzle.
In Real Life
The Jaguars are the largest of South America's big cats. They once roamed from the southern tip of that continent north to the region surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border.
The jaguar makes its home in a wide-variety of habitats including deciduous forests, rainforests, swamps, pampas grasslands and mountain scrub areas.
Unlike many other cats, jaguars do not avoid water; in fact, they are quite good swimmers. Rivers provide prey in the form of fish, turtles, or caimans. They sometimes climb trees to prepare an ambush, killing their prey with one powerful bite.
They either deliver a direct bite to the neck and then suffocate their prey, or they instantly kill them by piercing the back of the skull with their canines. Their powerful jaws and canines allow them to get through thick reptilian skin and turtle carapaces. The jaguar hunts mostly on the ground, but it sometimes climbs a tree and pounces on its prey from above. Due to the large size and dominant nature of the Jaguar, there are no other wild animals that are known to actually consider it as prey. Jaguars are strictly carnivores. They eat a wide variety of prey, over 85 species have been reported in the diet of jaguars.
Jaguars are most active near dusk and dawn, although they may be active at any time of the day. They tend to rest mid-morning and afternoon. Jaguars lay in deep shade, under thick vegetation, in caves, or under large rocks when resting. They also rest near river banks and may be forced to rest in trees during flood seasons. Jaguars are dependent on water, especially during the dry season when they seek relief from heat.
Once found throughout the South American continent, they have been hunted by Humans mainly for their fur which has led to drastic declines in Jaguar population numbers everywhere. The jaguar is fully protected at the national level across most of its range, with hunting prohibited. With habitat fragmentation a major threat, and taxonomic research suggesting little significant differences among jaguar populations, an ambitious program has been launched to conserve a continuous north to south habitat corridor through the species range
Trivia
- Jaguars are competent climbers, and will scale trees. They often use their vantage point among the branches to pounce on unsuspecting prey below.
- Jaguars can see six times better than humans at night or during darker conditions due to a layer of tissue in the back of the eye that reflects light.
- Jaguars tend to be shy and avoid human interaction, as they do not have the need to hunt humans.
- Jaguars are typically seen as an important cultural and religious symbol for ancient civilizations throughout Latin America, denoting strength and power.
- They possess rosettes that aid them in seamlessly blending into the understory, utilizing the dappled light and shadow cast by sunlight filtering through the canopy. This camouflage allows them to remain concealed, effectively ambushing their prey.
References
1. "Panthera onca". Animal Diversity Web.
2. "Jaguar". A-Z-animals.
3. "Basic Facts About Jaguars". Defenders.
4. "Panthera onca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
5. "Jaguar Expert Answers Your Questions ". Panthera.org