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. The jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas and is seen here in the world"s largest tropical wetland, the Pantanal in Brazil. Jaguars arrived in the Americas some 2 million years ago, migrating from Eurasia through the Bering Strait. Today, they live in various habitats from the woodlands of the southwestern US to the rainforests of northern Argentina. Brazil is home to about half of the world"s wild jaguars.

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