Occurrence record: Observations:7560054

HumanObservation of Panthera onca | Jaguaretê recorded on 2017-08-16

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Dataset

Data partner	iNaturalist
Data resource	iNaturalist: registros de ocorrência para o Brasil
institutionCode	Supplied institution code "iNaturalist"
collectionCode	Supplied collection code "Observations"
catalogNumber	7560054
occurrenceID	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7560054
basisOfRecord	Human observation Supplied basis "humanObservation"
identifiedBy	Greg Lasley
Identified date	2017-08-19T21:01:31
Collector	Lasley, G. Greg Supplied as "Greg Lasley"
sex	MALE
lifeStage	Adult
License	CC-BY-NC 4.0 (Int) Supplied as CC_BY_NC_4_0
Rightsholder	Greg Lasley
datasetName	iNaturalist research-grade observations
informationWithheld	Coordinate uncertainty increased to 30748m to protect threatened taxon
occurrenceRemarks	On August 16, we witnessed what has to rank with one of the most incredible wildlife experiences I’ve ever had. Cheryl and I were on a trip with 6 other nature photographers and our leader. We had been in the Pantanal area of Brazil for about a week with 5 days along the Cuiaba River near Porto Jofre, looking for Jaguars and other photo ops. Our daily routine was breakfast at 5:30 AM and we took off on boats from 6 till about 11AM, lunch at noon at the lodge, then on the boats again 3PM till dark. Our group has 3 boats so just 3 people per boat so plenty of room for photo gear, etc. Over several days we had seen 10-12 Jaguars. Some were very good photo ops, some poor photo ops, some just glimpsed. There are several lodges in the area and it is a popular place to visit for folks hoping to see Jaguars, so much like Yellowstone National Park, a crowd can gather when some significant wildlife is seen, but instead of car jams to see a Grizzly such as Yellowstone, this can be boat jams for a jaguar. I have seen as many as 22 boats, 70-100 feet off shore with lots of people in each boat taking photos of a sleeping Jaguar. BUT…that is not the end of the story! We were often in more remote areas of the rivers and inlets and streams more or less on our own looking for birds, etc., so lots of times there are no other boats around. The boat drivers all have radios, so if a Jaguar is seen, other boats are informed. We move 20-25 miles up and down the river to explore, so many times other boats are not close enough to arrive while a Jaguar is in view. My limited Jaguar experience is that some are just sleeping and/or resting and mostly ignore the boats in the river. Others are walking though the edge of the forest near the river and when a boat becomes visible, the animal just vanishes back into the forest. This morning at about 7:30 AM our three boats were in an out-of-the way location, a mile or so apart. The boat I was in was photographing a Great Black Hawk when one of our other boats called us on the radio to say they had a Jaguar swimming in the river, apparently hunting, so we headed to that area. Apparently the Jaguar, with just its head visible, swam up to loafing Yacare Caimans and pounced onto a caiman which was about 6 or so feet long. The Jaguar and the caiman thrashed in the water with the Jaguar biting into the skull of the caiman. That is about the time our boat arrived, after the Jaguar had mostly subdued the caiman, but the caiman was still thrashing about. The Jaguar was up against a high dirt bank, still mostly in the water with a firm grip on the skull of the caiman and the Jaguar was not letting go. It was very dark and under heavy foliage and vines so I was shooting at 4000 and 6400 ISO but that was my only choice. Eventually the Jaguar was able to work itself and its prize away from the vines and it drug the caiman out of the water and up the dirt bank and eventually back into the forest to enjoy its catch beyond the curious and amazed eyes of the human observers. The caiman was as large or larger than the Jaguar. All I have to say is that a mature Jaguar is an incredibly powerful predator and watching this whole 15 minute episode is something I’ll not forget. What a beast! This entire series was shot from a boat, perhaps 40 feet off the bank with a Canon EOS 7D Mark II and a Canon 100-400 IS lens in case anyone is interested. Cuiaba River, near Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Brazil 16 August 2017
occurrenceStatus	present Supplied as PRESENT
Abcd identification qualifier	Not provided
dateIdentified	2017-08-19 Supplied as 2017-08-19T21:01:31
identificationID	15816798

Event

Occurrence date	2017-08-16 Supplied date "2017-08-16T07:40:00"
Date precision	Day
verbatimEventDate	2017/08/16 7:40 AM CDT
eventTime	07:40:00-05:00

Taxonomy

scientificName	Panthera onca Supplied scientific name "Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758)"
taxonRank	species
Common name	Jaguaretê
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
class	Mammalia
Order	Carnivora
Family	Felidae
Genus	Panthera
Species	Panthera onca
Taxonomic issue	No issues
Name match metric	Exact match The supplied name matched the name exactly.
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
acceptedNameUsageID	5219426
taxonomicStatus	ACCEPTED

Geospatial

Country	Brasil
State or Territory	Mato Grosso
decimalLatitude	Supplied as: "-17.324.216"
decimalLongitude	Supplied as: "-56.720.295"
verbatimLocality	Mato Grosso, BR
coordinatePrecision	Unknown
continent	SOUTH_AMERICA
countryCode	BR

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references	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7560054

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Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value
Classification	Name parse type		SCIENTIFIC
	Species		Panthera onca
	Name match metric		exactMatch
	vernacularName		Jaguaretê
	scientificName	Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758)	Panthera onca
	class	Mammalia	Mammalia
	acceptedNameUsageID	5219426
	Genus id		226436
	taxonConceptID		257864
	Kingdom id		395634
	Left		537618
	phylum	Chordata	Chordata
	kingdom	Animalia	Animalia
	Class id		239610
	genus	Panthera	Panthera
	Phylum id		239567
	order	Carnivora	Carnivora
	taxonRank	SPECIES	species
	specificEpithet	onca
	Order id		111134
	Taxonomic issue		["noIssue"]
	Species id		257864
	Family id		256723
	taxonomicStatus	ACCEPTED
	taxonID	41970
	family	Felidae	Felidae
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Right		537618
Event	Date precision		Day
	eventDate	2017-08-16T07:40:00	2017-08-16
	year	2017	2017
	verbatimEventDate	2017/08/16 7:40 AM CDT
	eventTime	07:40:00-05:00
	day	16	16
	month	8	08
Identification	Abcd identification qualifier		Not provided
	dateIdentified	2017-08-19T21:01:31	2017-08-19
	identificationQualifier		Not provided
	identificationID	15816798
	identifiedBy	Greg Lasley
Occurrence	occurrenceID	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7560054
	basisOfRecord	humanObservation	HumanObservation
	recordedBy	Greg Lasley	Lasley, G. Greg
	sex	MALE
	modified	2022-11-29T23:55:25Z	2022-11-29
	Rightsholder	Greg Lasley
	datasetName	iNaturalist research-grade observations
	informationWithheld	Coordinate uncertainty increased to 30748m to protect threatened taxon
	institutionCode	iNaturalist
	occurrenceRemarks	On August 16, we witnessed what has to rank with one of the most incredible wildlife experiences I’ve ever had. Cheryl and I were on a trip with 6 other nature photographers and our leader. We had been in the Pantanal area of Brazil for about a week with 5 days along the Cuiaba River near Porto Jofre, looking for Jaguars and other photo ops. Our daily routine was breakfast at 5:30 AM and we took off on boats from 6 till about 11AM, lunch at noon at the lodge, then on the boats again 3PM till dark. Our group has 3 boats so just 3 people per boat so plenty of room for photo gear, etc. Over several days we had seen 10-12 Jaguars. Some were very good photo ops, some poor photo ops, some just glimpsed. There are several lodges in the area and it is a popular place to visit for folks hoping to see Jaguars, so much like Yellowstone National Park, a crowd can gather when some significant wildlife is seen, but instead of car jams to see a Grizzly such as Yellowstone, this can be boat jams for a jaguar. I have seen as many as 22 boats, 70-100 feet off shore with lots of people in each boat taking photos of a sleeping Jaguar. BUT…that is not the end of the story! We were often in more remote areas of the rivers and inlets and streams more or less on our own looking for birds, etc., so lots of times there are no other boats around. The boat drivers all have radios, so if a Jaguar is seen, other boats are informed. We move 20-25 miles up and down the river to explore, so many times other boats are not close enough to arrive while a Jaguar is in view. My limited Jaguar experience is that some are just sleeping and/or resting and mostly ignore the boats in the river. Others are walking though the edge of the forest near the river and when a boat becomes visible, the animal just vanishes back into the forest. This morning at about 7:30 AM our three boats were in an out-of-the way location, a mile or so apart. The boat I was in was photographing a Great Black Hawk when one of our other boats called us on the radio to say they had a Jaguar swimming in the river, apparently hunting, so we headed to that area. Apparently the Jaguar, with just its head visible, swam up to loafing Yacare Caimans and pounced onto a caiman which was about 6 or so feet long. The Jaguar and the caiman thrashed in the water with the Jaguar biting into the skull of the caiman. That is about the time our boat arrived, after the Jaguar had mostly subdued the caiman, but the caiman was still thrashing about. The Jaguar was up against a high dirt bank, still mostly in the water with a firm grip on the skull of the caiman and the Jaguar was not letting go. It was very dark and under heavy foliage and vines so I was shooting at 4000 and 6400 ISO but that was my only choice. Eventually the Jaguar was able to work itself and its prize away from the vines and it drug the caiman out of the water and up the dirt bank and eventually back into the forest to enjoy its catch beyond the curious and amazed eyes of the human observers. The caiman was as large or larger than the Jaguar. All I have to say is that a mature Jaguar is an incredibly powerful predator and watching this whole 15 minute episode is something I’ll not forget. What a beast! This entire series was shot from a boat, perhaps 40 feet off the bank with a Canon EOS 7D Mark II and a Canon 100-400 IS lens in case anyone is interested. Cuiaba River, near Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Brazil 16 August 2017
	lifeStage	Adult
	occurrenceStatus	PRESENT	present
	catalogNumber	7560054
	collectionCode	Observations
Attribution	Data resource		iNaturalist: registros de ocorrência para o Brasil
	Data provider uid		dp9
	license	CC_BY_NC_4_0	CC-BY-NC 4.0 (Int)
	Data resource uid	dr887
	Data partner		iNaturalist
Location	decimalLatitude	-17.324.216
	coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	30748.0
	verbatimLocality	Mato Grosso, BR
	country		Brasil
	continent	SOUTH_AMERICA
	stateProvince	Mato Grosso
	decimalLongitude	-56.720.295
	countryCode	BR

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