First of all, that’s a caiman and Jaguars do not hunt black caiman, they hunt smaller caimans. If it was a black caiman the jaguar would’ve stand no chance. Black caimans are bigger than Jaguars and Jaguars are scared and stay away from them.
Fun fact: You described Jaguar evolving to a Giant Otter that lives in the same habitat as the Jaguar. Ariranha (Giant Otter) means River Jaguar in Tupi-Guarani
First of all, that’s a caiman and Jaguars do not hunt black caiman, they hunt smaller caimans. If it was a black caiman the jaguar would’ve stand no chance. Black caimans are bigger than Jaguars and Jaguars are scared and stay away from them.
Whoever made that predator pyramid graphic was having fun! "Lets just have the bottom with dinos consumed by flame and then insert a jaguar pic behind the crock that's almost as big as the pyramid." I love this goofball. He can write my next slide presentation, hands down.
@@Scorpion-vh8lj it’s like saying lions and leopards are the same. Caimans are smaller and much much weaker compare to a crocodile. A Jaguar has no chance against a crocodile
First of all, that’s a caiman and Jaguars do not hunt black caiman, they hunt smaller caimans. If it was a black caiman the jaguar would’ve stand no chance. Black caimans are bigger than Jaguars and Jaguars are scared and stay away from them.
*_"When you realized that the jaguar is staring hungrily at you from across the river."_* Me: **panic** *_"You realizing that cats are scared of water."_* Me: **calm** *_"The jaguar is begining to swim across the river."_* Me: **panic**
08:30 : The strength of the jaguar is that it can climb a tree on land, and then sit in a tree that overhangs above water, to ambush water creatures. Turning a jaguar into a seal will destroy the vital climbing ability. I think the real strength of the jaguar is versatility and adaptability. I don't think the jaguar will gain from specializing its body plan into that of a seal.
But little do u know that jaguars can’t hunt adult crocodiles they can’t even kill a adult black caiman and the “crocodile” shown in this video is caiman not crocodile and a caiman is way weaker than a crocodile that’s why jaguar can easily hunt them
@@niallcunningham9374 First of all, that’s a caiman and Jaguars do not hunt black caiman, they hunt smaller caimans. If it was a black caiman the jaguar would’ve stand no chance. Black caimans are bigger than Jaguars and Jaguars are scared and stay away from them.
“The world will change when the cat is no longer afraid of water” - Abraham Lincoln Edit: wow thanks for all the likes. Btw, Abe never actually said this, I just made up some BS. Sorry.
First of all, that’s a caiman and Jaguars do not hunt black caiman, they hunt smaller caimans. If it was a black caiman the jaguar would’ve stand no chance. Black caimans are bigger than Jaguars and Jaguars are scared and stay away from them.
If strategy and altitude are one of the main characteristics on the hunting techniques of a jaguar, I don't think they'll evolve into a water jaguar. They'll loose lots of advantages they have, as their retractable claws, climbing skills, and many hunting techniques, and also it would cost more energy to live in water. They are big but not as many whales so they would have problems with body temperature (though there are smaller mammals that live in water), and in the case of growing bigger, the water resistance will increase and they'll become slower, and in the case of getting bigger just in muscle they'll become much denser, sacrificing a confortable diving. Anyway, I think they'll remain in land but they'll be a little bit more in water, so maybe their paw and lung size will increase, and their fur will decrease or they'll develop a weird penguin-like waterproof fur (I know, penguins have feathers but you got my idea).
@@portalofgaming9649 you are right, I always call caimans, alligators and crocodiles the same way, "crocodiles", but it's a bad habit, and I'm not sure if they are dead against an adult one, it would be a good battle
There's a big 2-3 times difference in size between a Caiman and a Crocodile. But the purpose of the video is to demonstrate how nature fix itself when something goes out of hand, like the example of too many alligators, a Jaguar is sent out.
@Sims 3 Forever Dude Black caimans have a max size of around 16 feet so stop pulling shit out of your ass, caimans are alligator and most alligator are smaller then croc.
Aye u know what jackass crocodiles live in the Amazon with caimans ok Jaguars eat both of them for lunch I live in Guyana so u won't know better than me
There is one caiman, the black caiman, who is the biggest caiman species, and they grow to be about 18 feet long. Jaguars prey on smaller ones, but jags typically avoid the larger ones due to their ability to fight back and subdue the jaguar. Smaller species of caimans, such as the dwarf caiman or spectacled caiman are the ones primarily prey on. Also, there is one cat, the Turkish van, who loves swimming because they don’t have the undercoat that annoys cats if they get wet. Additionally, crocodiles don’t live in the Amazon, so these reptiles are most definitely caimans.
Uma curiosidade, o jacaré Açu vive na região do Amazonas, lá as onças mal chegam a 70 kg as onças que existe muito registro comendo jacarés, são as do Pantanal, elas possuem até 158kg são as maiores do planeta, então acredito que essas poderiam sim atacar um grande jacaré Açu!
While a jaguar certainly couldn't take a full grown black caiman, they could easily pick off the younger ones. The reason they don't is because their habitats don't overlap. Also, there's no reason to believe that the jaguar wouldn't eventually evolve to the point that they could hunt bigger ones too.
@@jdavidufv Exato amigo, as onças da floresta amazonica são menores porque a evolução levou a isso, uma onça grande como as do pantanal teriam dificuldades na mata fechada.
Thank you so much I swear to god people think that caimans are even nearly as strong as crocs. This is going to sound stupid but all I need is a stick and I could easily defeat a caiman but when it comes to crocs or alligator. I don’t even stand a chance.
Not every caiman though. There are 4-5 varieties of caiman in Amazon river. And smallest species tend to survive better due to the poaching and hunting of the big ones.
First of all, that’s a caiman and Jaguars do not hunt black caiman, they hunt smaller caimans. If it was a black caiman the jaguar would’ve stand no chance. Black caimans are bigger than Jaguars and Jaguars are scared and stay away from them.
This _croc-eating_ jaguar species lives here in Brazil in 2 regions: at the *Pantanal* (Brazil's wetlands, located at the southern border of the Brazilian Amazon forest) and at the *southern Amazon forest.* We call this big cat *Onça Pintada* (it means "Dappled Onca"). The scientific name is _Panthera onca._ The Portuguese word _onça_ can be (loosely) translated as _jaguar,_ so Onça Pintada ≈ Dappled Jaguar. When the onça is black (it actually is still dappled, but the fur is so black that it's harder to see the dapples), we call it Pantera Negra ("Black Panther"). Scientifically speaking, alligators and caymans are also crocodilians, but they're smaller and different from crocs. Brazil has no crocodiles, only caymans. In Brazilian Portuguese we don't say Cayman: we say *Jacaré.* The indigenous word *açu* means "huge". Because the biggest Cayman in Brazil was named by our indigenous peoples, its popular name is *Jacaré-açu.* Only the Onça Pintada hunts the Jacaré-açu. It's an adaptation to the environment. But Onças Pintadas also eat capybaras and other animals. Most (about 30%) of the Onça Pintada's diet consists of capybaras, about 20% are jacarés (including the Jacaré-açu) and other 10% are Pantanal Deers. The remaining 40% encompass fish, birds and all sorts of small mammals.
Idk why they'd go so far as to evolve into such a beast when all crocodiles or caymans offers are skinny bony snacks. One would think why even bother? But they did it so much and so effectively that they were able to evolve into these jaguars. Its insane. These guys are literally the navy seals of the animal kingdom. A beast on land A silent terror underwater. Air strike preys from above. Causally headshot crocs for lunch. This is my new favorite animal
@@thinhsuynhuoc True, a very "singular" evolution, specially for a feline. 🐆 A long time ago, I once had the chance to eat jacaré / cayman barbecue. 🐊 It tasted like roasted chicken, felt oddly delicious. 😋 ...so maybe onças pintadas appreciate the taste of these "hard-shelled swimming chickens" so much and jacaré meat provides so many calories (not to mention that jacaré populations are significantly numerous at the Pantanal) that the onças pintadas instinctively find this tough prey worth the effort. 🤷🏻♂️
@@portalofgaming9649 I suggest that you read my entire comment, instead of just the first paragraph. I wrote _croc-eating jaguar_ at the beginning because at such point I hadn't yet explained that what that jaguar eats is actually a cayman. But I explain it further, so if you read the whole comment you will see that.
Kudos !!! Thanks for more info than other channels provide. I've still only seen jaguars catch crocs and drag them out of the water. No one shows how the cats eat the crocs. I wonder why not.
This is news to me, I had no idea jaguars can hold their breath under water for 20 minutes! Also I wonder if jaguars have wider or more webbed paws than the other cats which would make them better swimmers as well? Couldn't find much online about that but they do seem to have rather large baseball-mitt looking paws!
Interesting video but I noticed you keep talking about interactions between Jaguars and Crocodiles. Although there are some crocs in the tropical areas of the Americas, Jaguars more often attack and eat Caimans. "A caiman is an alligatorid belonging to the subfamily Caimaninae, one of two primary lineages within Alligatoridae, the other being alligators". Caimans are only distantly related to crocodiles, which belong to a separate family under the order Crocodylia.
@@ingurlund9657 no literally, strongest bite force, they bite through the skull in one go. But for literal fighting, tigers and lions will take all cats.
@@ingurlund9657 No you are wrong, After fresh water crocs with a 5,000 PSI bite force, Jaguars comes next, it is 3,000 PSI bite force which is very powerful amongst all animals. PSI is Pounds per Sq Inch
First of all, that’s a caiman and Jaguars do not hunt black caiman, they hunt smaller caimans. If it was a black caiman the jaguar would’ve stand no chance. Black caimans are bigger than Jaguars and Jaguars are scared and stay away from them.
First of all, that’s a caiman and Jaguars do not hunt black caiman, they hunt smaller caimans. If it was a black caiman the jaguar would’ve stand no chance. Black caimans are bigger than Jaguars and Jaguars are scared and stay away from them.
@@prince_yt3406 Actually habitats of Orinoco, American and Moreletes crocodiles overlap. Along with blackies they dominate jaguars. Jeez, even smaller crocodiles kill and eat bigger caimans if they are put in the same enclouser
"1 hour , Many researchers have reported that the jaguars can hold their breath for as long as 1 hour approximately. They can also feed on fishes, turtles, eggs, frogs, crabs, lobsters, and anything else they can catch."
If a jaguar ambushes a croc and bites the head, size won’t matter. No Jaguar will openly walk up to its prey, and no croc will kill with a perforated brain
@@josecuervo3351 You dont know what will happen because it never happened and it will never happen. Crocs and Alligators don't live in the same area's as Jaguars.
I love how Jaguars will attack caimans without hesitation but will hesitate to attack a anteater, not joking, the animal a Jaguar is scared of is a anteater
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That means if you ever unfortunately meet a grown Jaguar in the wild, no need to run. Climbing of trees will only make it more fun for the Jaguar 😂😂😂😂😂
Anybody who's had a house cat for any appreciable length of time knows they do not spend most of their day grooming. They can sleep well over 12 hours a day, and some 18. Grooming is quality time, though.
well I'm not so sure, Jaguar have strong enough jaw to bite trought crocodiles skin and if they attack from above like they usually do i think they could even kill Australian and Nile crocodiles, but even with that ambush i don't think they're success rate of killing Australian and Nile crocodiles would be hight, maybe around 40% ? because Nile and Australian crocodiles are much larger than caimans and stronger too
I'd say they could since they are ambush hunters. But they'd die to the other 30 or so in the water. So it would take on one then lose to the others. But overall Nile and salty are big badasses
Jaguars hunt caimans not crocodiles because caimans are smaller and less aggressive than crocodiles and crocodiles have stronger armor than caimans so jaguars can’t hunt them
The jaguars to crocodiles are the definition of "the future is now old man." Why th are y'all giving me an essay can y'all just take the meme and go ✋😭
First of all, that’s a caiman and Jaguars do not hunt black caiman, they hunt smaller caimans. If it was a black caiman the jaguar would’ve stand no chance. Black caimans are bigger than Jaguars and Jaguars are scared and stay away from them.
I believe the largest species of caiman, the black caiman, are about the size of american crocodile if somewhat smaller and jaguar stray away from them.
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@@swayamdudhe8856 I can answer for him and tell you I have proof of an adult male Amazonian Jaguar who successfully hunted and killed a 12.5 foot Black Caiman.
@@arsenalprogamercool4570 If you want an respectful and proper debate, then I will provide proof that will prove no matter what crocodilian specie's it is. Jaguars will always come out on top of the food chain. I can see you're quite misinformed about Jaguars.
I would assume that a jaguar that's evolving to spend more time in the water would not lose its ability to climb, because it is an ambush predator. And it is a lot harder for a Jaguar to ambush prey in the water. They would likely still sleep in trees somewhere else safer, also somewhere they can breathe.
"All animals can swim, except the higher apes." Hippos don't swim, they just walk at the bottom of lakes. Also, Owls are very prone to drowning because they cannot swim. These aren't higher apes.
@@hakuroneko3450 Well, you are right, but it's very often that they don't need to bother to swim since they're usually big enough to just touch the bottom of rivers anyways.
Forget how the hell they learned to swim! But instead how the hell can they hold their freaking breath for 20 freaking minutes?! I know cats are incredible but that’s beyond impressive and scary all at the same time!
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@@TheSuperhoden Hmm...its a reference question. Caimans are in the order of crocodiles. So...every caiman is a crocodile but not every crocodile is a caiman. Its not false. But i know what you mean.
