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V: Jaguars evolved from a modern species which is a Panthera Gumboszoegensis, which is thought to have entered the American continental via Beringia. With farther connections with the cheetahs and leopards

I: Jaguars evolved from being known as old cats. Deep chests, large paws, heaviest cat that climbs very well, big heads, rounded pupils and iris of golden to reddish yellow, large powerful teeth, some pale yellow and tan fur with black spots, but most jaguars have full black coat fur

D: The most known survival strategy is having the ability to camouflage, being strong swimmers and great climbers. Jaguars use their powerful jaws and sharp claws to survive from predators

A: Jaguars are excellent swimmers, they have adapted to living in wet environments & can be found swimming in lakes, rivers and wetlands

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“wild-type” coat color—is an ongoing evolutionary puzzle but 14 species exhibit a melanistic (black) coat morph that coexists with a wild-type “non-melanistic” coat pattern of visible spots. Meaning Jaguars tend to have darker coats then lighter fur coats

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Jaguars, mutation is dominant hence black jaguars can produce both black and spotted cubs, but spotted jaguars only produce spotted cubs when bred together. Black coat has a melanistic color variant mutation is found in 6% of the entire jaguar population.

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There are two types of migration that occurs in jaguars lifespan dispersal, as juveniles search for and establish a territory, and home range movement, as adults repeatedly travel around their vast ranges. Jaguars have spatial trends in allele frequencies generated clinal patterns.

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Divergent, Parallel, & Convergent Evolution

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Divergent, Parallel, & Convergent Evolution

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Jaguars are a parallel evolution, the reasoning behind this is that jaguars and leopard are relatively close to each other according to DNA results but there are still some missing information about the evolution of jaguars

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When jaguars seek a mate, their deep roars can be heard in the forest at night, as males and females engage in a ritual of call and response. When a male and female jaguar come together to breed, they can couple up to one hundred times in a single day, to ensure that copulation will be successful

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The genetic drift of jaguars are leading to small effective sizes in local fragments. Each fragment contains a small, isolated population that is already suffering from the effects of genetic drift

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Jaguars and humans have homologous structures in their forearms. Both share a comparable bone structure of the ulna, radius, humerus, and the carpals

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Studying the evolution of jaguars, I learned a lot. I have learned that Jaguars are old cats from 850,000 years ago, how they come from Panthera gombaszoegensis and the incredibly abilities they have, for an example they can run up to 50 mph, incredible swimmers and great climbers. I also learned that there are more black fur panthers than light tan, yellowish jaguars. Furthermore their bites are very powerful to kill someone with one powerful bite and how they are the 3rd biggest cat in the world with a lifespan of 12-15 years

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- Evolution
- Natural Selection
-Divergent evolution
-Paralle evolution
-Convergent evolution
-Genetic drift
-Homologous
-Variation
-Mutation

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Jaguars have Strong legs so that they can get to their prey faster. They use their strong legs to swim and run to get to their prey faster.
On males, the placement of their nipples are a vestigial structure