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Did you just see a Jaguarundi cross the road? Think again! These small, elusive cats were historically found in South Texas. However, according to Texas Park...
Since 1986, there have been many extensive camera trapping surveys on South Texas refuges and in Big Bend National Park and, despite this extensive survey effort, there has never been a jaguarundi photographed.
28 sty 2013 · The jaguarundi is a small-sized wild cat native to Central and South America. The jaguarundi is found from southern Texas and coastal Mexico in the north, through central and South America east of the Andes, and as far south as northern Argentina.
Jaguarundis is slightly larger than a domestic cat, weighing 8 - 16 pounds. Their coat is a solid color; either rusty-brown or charcoal gray. Life History. Jaguarundis move in a quick weasel-like manner. They eat birds, rabbits, and small rodents, hunting during early morning and evening.
Jaguarundis are the covert cats of south Texas, but could a small population of them in central Texas explain the long-standing legend of black panthers roaming the Hill Country and surrounding areas?
22 lis 2023 · The jaguarundi is a medium-sized cat of slender build and uniform coloration that looks very different from other neotropical cats, which are usually spotted. This has been attributed to variations in its genetics: the jaguarundi has 38 chromosomes, unlike the 36 in other small New World cats.
Gulf Coast jaguarundis are found from southern Texas in the United States south to Veracruz and San Luis Potosí in eastern Mexico. They are, however, considered possibly locally extinct in Texas and the United States as a whole by most sources, including the IUCN Red List.
