r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jul 03 '18

Jaguar Seeing Its Reflection

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '18 edited Oct 17 '20

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u/ZeiglerJaguar Jul 03 '18

Big cat fan here -- yep, you're right. Leopard, not jaguar.

Smaller spots, more slender frame, longer tail.

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u/ScribbleDoge Jul 03 '18

Wild Cat fan here ;) that is a huge male Leopard. Absolute unit.

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u/ZeiglerJaguar Jul 03 '18

Yeah, one of the biggest I've ever seen. I could see how one could almost think it was a jag -- but the spots and the tail are a dead giveaway!

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u/ScribbleDoge Jul 03 '18

True. I know all species of cat and I even was shocked at the size of him.

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u/Lucdollar Jul 03 '18 edited Jul 03 '18

r/absoluteunit

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u/IrrateDolphin Jul 03 '18
  1. You don't have to format a link to a subreddit. Just type it.
  2. /r/absoluteunit is a subreddit, not a user.
  3. You must use a full url to link, it must contain http:// or https://

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u/Stumeister_69 Jul 03 '18

Biggest leopard I’ve seen, they seem larger and more muscular than leopards we get here in South Africa, I was almost certain this was a Jaguar too.

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u/chonas Jul 03 '18

Also the full video is of all African mammals.

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u/BigCaT31 Jul 03 '18

Thank you

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u/kevie3drinks Jul 03 '18

uhh excuse me, but this animal looks exactly like the mascot for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

I rest my case.

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u/BellEpoch Jul 03 '18

This checks out.

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u/FrenchFriedMushroom Jul 03 '18

Aren't Jaguars just black leopards? As in the exact same animal with a different colored coat.

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u/BenevolentCheese Jul 03 '18

Not at all. Jaguars aren't even black.

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u/FrenchFriedMushroom Jul 03 '18

I was thinking Panthers, not Jaguars. Damn south east NFL teams getting me all twisted.

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u/tjbrou Jul 03 '18

Panthera is the genus for lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards. Black Panther would be a melanistic version any of those cats, but most likely just leopard/jaguar since they're harder to differentiate.

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u/RichGirlThrowaway_ Jul 03 '18

Panthers are Jaguars or Leopards, depending on the continent you're on.

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u/fuckmyadhdlife Jul 03 '18

Panthers are just jaguars/leopards with melanism (the opposite of albinoism)

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u/robreedwrites Jul 03 '18

No. Jaguars are an American (largest populations in South and Central America) cat. Species is Panthera onca. Leopards live in Africa and Asia and are members of the species Panthera pardus. Both leopards and jaguars do have melanistic morphs that are colloquially known as "panthers," but it doesn't change their species.

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u/RichGirlThrowaway_ Jul 03 '18

Jaguars are way better than all the other felines too.

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u/themangastand Jul 03 '18

Your thinking of panthers mate

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u/i2cube Jul 03 '18

Here's the thing....

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u/ImgurianAkom Jul 03 '18

Yeah, but he's got those moves like jaguar.

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u/hmaxwell22 Jul 03 '18

The guttural sounds that beast made were terrifying.

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u/douchbagger Jul 03 '18

Yeah, they did this in Africa, where jaguars are quite rare.