FUN FACT: 

Third largest cat in the world, and largest cat of the Americas. Though they resemble the leopard of Africa and Asia, jaguars have shorter legs, stockier, more compact bodies, and a broader head. The spot pattern of the jaguar consists of fewer but larger rosettes, often with one or more spots in the center of the rosette. Leopards have more, but smaller, rosettes with no center spots. Coloration is usually black spots on a buff to reddish-yellow background.  Melanistic jaguars (black spots on black background) are less common, but the spots can still be observed in the right light. Each jaguar’s spots are unique to them. They’re around 3.8 to 6 feet long and weigh anywhere from 70-249 pounds.