"I've been with people when they see a wild
jaguarundi for the first time, and they get this weird expression on their face because they're just not sure what they're looking at," he says.
Cameron had compared the morphologic features of the helminths' rostellar hooks from the larval stage obtained from the agouti and from the strobilar stage he had rediscovered in the
jaguarundi.
Debi Willoughby of Jungle Encounters in Uxbridge is determined to use her shows to teach wildlife conservation and awareness of the world's 26 species of small wild cats - including the oncilla, mangay and
jaguarundi - many of which are threatened by the destruction of their homes and human pollution.
Guerrero S, Badii MH, Zalapa SS, Flores AE (2002) Dieta y nicho de alimentacion del coyote, zorra gris, mapache y
jaguarundi en un bosque tropical caducifolio de la costa sur del estado de Jalisco, Mexico.
In the section on smaller cats the reader is introduced to some species they may never have heard of before: kodkod, pallas' cat, oncilla, clouded leopard of Asia, the
jaguarundi and the margay.
Howler monkeys, foxes, agouti, paea, tapir, red brocket deer,
jaguarundi, raccoon, and collared peccary are also found in the park, but are rarely seen during a short visit.
jaguarundi, leoncillo, ocelot, tigrillo, secretive cats of
Tiger: Panama's rainforest is extremely diverse: the "tiger" Effinger mentions might have been a jaguar,
jaguarundi (otter cat), puma, or ocelot.
It is even said that endangered black bear and
jaguarundi roam the heights.
Since MC1R resembles that protein, O'Brien speculates that thousands of years ago, an infectious agent that exploits the receptor caused an epidemic in jaguars and
jaguarundi. If so, cats with mutations in the receptor's gene, the dark ones, would have had a better chance of resisting infection.
The refuge's fan-shaped palms harbor migrating warblers, green jays, and long-billed thrashers, and are part of a wildlife corridor for two endangered wild cats, the ocelot and
jaguarundi. Every year, more than 200,000 people come to the Rio Grande valley to watch birds and wildlife, spending $100 million.
This snarling cat (2) is a
jaguarundi (jag-wuh-RUN-dee).