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The jaguar ( /HYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key"ˈHYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key"dʒHYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key"æHYPERLINK"/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key"ɡHYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key"wHYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key"ɑrHYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English"/[->0] or UK/HYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key"ˈHYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key"dʒHYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key"æHYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l"Key"ɡHYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key"juːHYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key".HYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" \l "Key"ərHYPERLINK"/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English"/[->1]; Panthera onca) is a big cat[->2], a feline[->3] in the Panthera[->4] genus[->5], and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline afterthe tiger[->6] and the lion[->7], and the largest in the Western Hemisphere[->8]. The jaguar's present range extends from Southern United States[->9] and Mexico[->10] across much of CentralAmerica[->11] and south to Paraguay[->12] and northern Argentina[->13]. Apart from a known and possibly breeding population in Arizona[->14] (southeast of Tucson[->15]), the cat has largely beenextirpated[->16] from the United States since the early 20th century.
This spotted cat most closely resembles the leopard[->17] physically, although it is usually larger and of sturdier build and its behavioral andhabitat[->18] characteristics are closer to those of the tiger. While dense rainforest[->19] is its preferred habitat, the jaguar will range across a variety of forested and open terrain. It isstrongly associated with the presence of water and is notable, along with the tiger, as a feline that enjoys swimming. The jaguar is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and-ambush predator[->20] at...