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|firstfeatured=Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | |firstfeatured=Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
|name_sci=Puma yagouaroundi | |name_sci=Puma yagouaroundi | ||
|distribution= | |distribution=Central and South Americas | ||
|diet=Carnivore | |diet=Carnivore | ||
|lifespan=15 years | |lifespan=15 years | ||
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Like all Friends, she has traits of the animal species she belongs to, most specifically in her case, the tail and ears of a Jaguarundi. | Like all Friends, she has traits of the animal species she belongs to, most specifically in her case, the tail and ears of a Jaguarundi. | ||
|reallife=[[File:Puma yagouaroundi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left| Jaguarundi in the Zoo de Pont-Scorff, France. Photo by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Puma_yagouaroundi.jpg Vassil], 2015.]] | |reallife=[[File:Puma yagouaroundi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left| Jaguarundi in the Zoo de Pont-Scorff, France. Photo by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Puma_yagouaroundi.jpg Vassil], 2015.]] | ||
Jaguarundi is a wild cat native to the Americas. It has short legs, an elongated body, and a long tail. The ears are short and rounded. The coat is without spots, uniform in color, with, at most, a few faint markings on the face and underside. The coat can be either blackish to brownish-grey or foxy red to chestnut; individuals of both morphs can be born in the same litter. It has a length of 53 to 77 cm with a 31-to-60 cm-long tail, and weighs 3.5 to 9.1 kg. | |||
It occurs from southern Texas and coastal Mexico in the north, through Central and South America east of the Andes, and as far south as northern Argentina; its habitat is lowland brush areas close to a source of running water, including dry thorn forest to wet grassland. It also | It occurs from southern Texas and coastal Mexico in the north, through Central and South America east of the Andes, and as far south as northern Argentina; its habitat is lowland brush areas close to a source of running water, including dry thorn forest to wet grassland. It also occasionally occurs in dense tropical areas. | ||
Jaguarundis are primarily diurnal, being active during the day rather than evenings or night. They are comfortable in trees, but prefer to hunt on the ground. They will eat almost any small animal they can catch, typically catching a mixture of rodents, small reptiles, and ground-feeding birds. They have also been observed to kill larger prey, such as rabbits, and opossums. | Jaguarundis are primarily diurnal, being active during the day rather than evenings or night. They are comfortable in trees, but prefer to hunt on the ground. They will eat almost any small animal they can catch, typically catching a mixture of rodents, small reptiles, and ground-feeding birds. They have also been observed to kill larger prey, such as rabbits, and opossums. | ||