The jaguar is the third largest cat in the world, after the lion and tiger. The jaguar has served as a symbol of timeless power for communities of the Amazon.
Though sightings are more common in the north, jaguars thrive through much of the Pantanal, 80% of which is in Brazil, the rest shared between Bolivia and Paraguay.
#2 Caiman Ecological Reserve, southern Pantanal, Brazil
Tackle one of the walking trails, and you may see jaguar prints’ in the mud. You’ll also probably spy agouti, coati, possibly margay and perhaps Baird’s tapir.