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Immediately afterwards Pantaneira rolls vigorously on her back for 20 seconds or so (this happened after every mating I saw) and then both cats rest for 5 minutes. Image 28 of 29; elapsed time 2hrs
Pantaneira (foreground) is sharply in focus in this image; Merlin (behind) is not.
Photo ID: PAN_02904_Mating_Jaguars_(Merlin_Pantaneira)_River_Piquirí_from_Jaguar_Flotel_Aug_6_CrsEsA
Photo size: 32.4 Mpixels (92.6 MB uncompressed) - 6999x4625 pixels (23.3x15.4 in / 59.3x39.2 cm at 300 ppi)
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