Yacare Caiman attacked by Jaguar Medrosa underwater, Pantanal, Brazil

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Yacare Caiman attacked by Jaguar Medrosa underwater, Pantanal, Brazil - REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
Corixo Negro, Porto Três Irmãos, Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, near Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil (October 2023)

This image was taken during the Jaguars of the Pantanal trip organised by Natures Images and led by Chris Gomersall and Pablo Cersosimo (Wild South Photography). All photos were taken from a boat.

Status is classified as Near Threatened. The attacking Jaguar is named Medrosa, daughter of Patricia and mother of Marcela and Pantaneiro. For more information on this species of cat see the following links:
Jaguar (Panthera onca) / Wikipedia
Panthera onca / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this species of caiman see the following links:
Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) / Wikipedia
Yacaré Caiman yacare / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Shooting Time 07:39
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 2500

Latitude 17 16 37.1 S
Longitude 56 41 31.7 W
Altitude 109.80m


Yacare Caiman resting, gaping mouth - Corixo Negro, Pantanal, Brazil


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