the jaguar is the largest cat in the americas.
the jaguar is the largest cat in the americas.
what is the largest cat in the americas?
the jaguar
the jaguar is a compact and well-muscled animal. it is the largest cat native to the americas and the third largest in the world, exceeded in size by the tiger and the lion. its coat is generally a tawny yellow, but ranges to reddish-brown, for most of the body. the ventral areas are white. the fur is covered with rosettes for camouflage in the dappled light of its forest habitat. the spots and their shapes vary between individual jaguars: rosettes may include one or several dots. the spots on the head and neck are generally solid, as are those on the tail, where they may merge to form a band. forest jaguars are frequently darker and considerably smaller than those in open areas, possibly due to the smaller numbers of large, herbivorous prey in forest areas.
jaguar
the first known cat agility contest was held in albuquerque, new mexico by vickie shields and three friends in 2003. by the late 2000s, the contests were popular worldwide, with approximately 40 held each year in connection with cat shows. in the us, the two largest cat fancy organizations, the cat fanciers association (cfa), and the international cat association (tica) both have feline agility competitions, which have met with mixed success and popularity. cfa awarded its first national agility win in the 2006-07 season, with the top cat in agility competition being zehnder's twyla mooner of hitails, a blue abyssinian female. twyla was born in 2005 and competed in--and won--her first agility competition as a five-month-old kitten, without ever having any prior training, or practice in, running an obstacle course.
cat agility