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Jaguars are the third largest “big cat” after the lion and tiger and the only big cat in North America.
Jaguars live alone but mark territories of many square miles by with their waste or by clawing trees.
Jaguars possess a bite that is more powerful than other big cats and among the strongest in mammals, able to pierce turtle shells or a caiman’s skull.
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