How do fires start in Pantanal and why do they spread uncontrollably?
The fires started when farmers burned forest to create space for cattle ranches, but the fires spread uncontrollably due to drought.
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These big cats are already extinct in two countries, where?
El Salvador and Uruguay.
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Ganesh Marin, a student at the University of Arizona, caught a jaguar on camera in Mexico, just two miles south of Arizona. Marin named this spotted cat:
El Bonito or The Beautiful
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A primary threat to jaguars is...?
The destruction of their habitat.
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The last jaguar that lived in the United States was killed by hunters in 1993. True of false?
False. 1963.
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What is population fragmentation?
Population fragmentation happens when groups of jaguars are separated from each other and cannot mate.
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What is the home to the second-largest jaguar population in the world?
Brazil's Pantanal.
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What is a consequence of population fragmentation?
Reproducing babies is far more challenging for jaguars.
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Jaguars are the only big cats that live in Americas.
True.
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Today, jaguars are found mainly in:
Brazilโs Amazon rainforest.
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What is the relation between jaguars and the growth of plants?
Jaguars eat armadillos, armadillos eat earthworms which are responsible to maintain the soil, allowing plants to grow and flourish.
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The other jaguar that traveled from a preserve in Mexico was called:
El Jefe or The Boss
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What is the "jaguar corridor"?
A passageway for jaguars across 18 Latin American countries.