Crouching Tiger, Hidden Jaguar

We now have 2 male Sumatran tigers and a new female Jaguar! Tigers and jags are my #1 and #2 favorites of the big cats. In my opinion they are by far the most beautiful. I have not had the pleasure of working with the new boys "Kami" and "Burung" yet, but I do get to work with the Jags. Our female Jag "Caipora" now has a companion "Nakita". Animal introductions are always tense. You never know how they are going to react to each other. The girls were perfect, like best friends reunited!

Now for some fun facts:

Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) are only found on the island of Sumatra. They are the smallest of the six tiger species. Bengals are 450-500lb, but Sumatrans are only 300lb. They are short and stocky, and have a much heavier mane/beard than the other species.

Jaguar (Panthera onca) is the third largest of the big cats and are found throughout Central and South America. To tell the difference between a jag and a leopard, look at the spots. If the "rosettes" have small spots in the centers, then it is a jag. Jags are also bigger and stockier, but usually the two are not side-by-side for a comparison.

Burung

Kami

Kami

I can't believe I don't have pictures of Nakita! I will have to work on that this week.


The Montgomery Advertiser came out recently and took pictures. LINK