A young jaguar on a riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil Jul. 19, 2024

A young jaguar on a riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil

Spot the wildlife star in today"s image; it"s the jaguar, the largest cat in the Americas, seen here gracing the Pantanal, Brazil. Jaguars arrived in the Americas some 2 million years ago, migrating from Eurasia through the Bering Strait. Today, they inhabit diverse habitats, from the woodlands of the southwestern United States to the rainforests of northern Argentina.

© Tambako the Jaguar/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

This lake is no mirage
Among the most photographed in the Rockies
Jul. 19, 2025Jacksons Point Lighthouse on Lake Simcoe, Ontario

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dragon tails trail to the sea
Golden cliffs of deep space
Warm light through an ancient forest
The worlds most exclusive beach?
Nov. 1, 2025Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
Feb. 12, 2025Celebrating Charles Darwin
Sep. 22, 2025Autumn equinox
Incan ingenuity
May 9, 2026Skradinski Buk Waterfall, Krka National Park, Croatia
Go fly a kite!
Sep. 9, 2024Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
An engineering marvel
Apr. 12, 2025International Day of Human Space Flight
A chocolate lovers favourite fruit
Mar. 23, 2025World Meteorological Day
Sep. 7, 2023Toronto International Film Festival
Season of light in the City of Light
Jan. 25, 2025Porto, Portugal
Aug. 17, 2025International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
The Big Apple with a foggy topping
Jul. 22, 2025Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States
The oldest way to fly
Aug. 23, 2023Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
A vibrant, sun-drenched island
Sep. 14, 2024Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
Sep. 21, 2025Sea Otter Awareness Week
Sep. 22, 2024Autumn equinox
Nov. 25, 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Why is this cliffside ablaze?
Jun. 7, 2024World Oceans Day