The jaguar's robust power has given it the reputation of being immense. In reality, jaguars are smaller than legend or looks would have people believe. Of the Family Panthera onca and a relative to tigers, lions, and panthers, the Jaguar is 6 to 7 feet long (though the Jaguars from the Amazon region can be up 9 ft long and can weigh up to 300 lb.s), 18-30 inches of which are tail length. The male Jaguars can stand …showed first 75 words of 1389 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1389 total…the jaguar as a symbol of a ruler or a warrior. For the Indians, the jaguar embodied immeasurable power. Large or small, the jaguar gives the impression of unassailable power and many legends have revolved around these great creatures. But, of all the big cats, the jaguar remains the least studied. A lot of the information is what scientists have seen in zoos and some is extricted from legends and stories of the big cats.