A gallery of 62 images showing the mating behaviour of a male Jaguar known as Hero and a female known as Hunter. The pair mated five times during a two hour period of observation, though the third mating (after 50 minutes) was not recorded. Images are presented in chronological order with a record of elapsed time.
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Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) known as Hunter at the top of the beach, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 1 of 62
Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' walks past her mate 'Hero', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 2 of 62; elapsed time 1min
Male Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hero' stands immediately and follows 'Hunter' down the beach, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil: Image 3 of 62; elapsed time 1min
Male Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hero' follows 'Hunter' (not shown) down the beach, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 4 of 62; elapsed time 1min
Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' and male 'Hero' (right) lie down close to each other in partial shade, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 5 of 62; elapsed time 3mins
Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' and male 'Hero' (right) lie down close to each other in partial shade, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 6 of 62; elapsed time 3mins
Male Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hero' (right) grooms himself, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 7 of 62; elapsed time 3mins
Male Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hero' (right) stands (after 'Hunter' has already stood), Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 8 of 62; elapsed time 9mins
Male Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hero' (left) trails 'Hunter' back up the beach, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 9 of 62; elapsed time 10mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' lies down and is approached by male 'Hero' (Panthera onca), Three Brothers River, North Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 10 of 62; elapsed time 10mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' and male 'Hero' (Panthera onca) mate, Three Brothers River, North Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 11 of 62; elapsed time 10mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' and male 'Hero' (Panthera onca) mate, Three Brothers River, North Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 12 of 62; elapsed time 10mins
Immediately after mating, female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' rolls energetically on her back while 'Hero' looks on, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 13 of 62; elapsed time 10mins
Immediately after mating, female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' rolls energetically on her back while 'Hero' looks on, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 14 of 62; elapsed time 11mins
After mating, female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' and male Jaguar 'Hero' rest, facing each other, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 15 of 62; elapsed time 13mins
Sixteen minutes later, female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' gets up and walks past 'Hero', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 16 of 62; elapsed time 29mins
Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' lies down, waving her tail in the air (an invitation to mate), Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 17 of 62; elapsed time 29mins
Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' (barely visible) is mated by 'Hero', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 18 of 62; elapsed time 30mins
Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' (barely visible) is mated by 'Hero', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 19 of 62; elapsed time 30mins
Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' (barely visible) is mated by 'Hero', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 20 of 62; elapsed time 30mins
Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' rolls energetically again immediately after being mated, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 21 of 62; elapsed time 30mins
Sunlit female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' walks past her mate 'Hero' who is lying in the shade, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 22 of 62; elapsed time 38mins
Sunlit female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hunter' walks past her mate 'Hero' who is lying in the shade, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 23 of 62; elapsed time 38mins
Male Jaguar (Panthera onca) 'Hero' immediately jumps up and follows 'Hunter' closely, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 24 of 62; elapsed time 38mins
'Hero' follows 'Hunter' further down the beach but drops back because he does not like tourist boats, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 25 of 62; elapsed time 38mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' walks along the edge of Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 26 of 62; elapsed time 39mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' walks along the edge of Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 26B of 62; elapsed time 39mins. A simple crop of the previous image.
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' approaches the water, the evening sunlight casting very long shadows, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 28 of 62; elapsed time 39mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' (Panthera onca) drinks from Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 29 of 62; elapsed time 39mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' (Panthera onca) walks away from the edge of Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 30 of 62; elapsed time 40mins
Male Jaguar 'Hero' (Panthera onca) walks along the top of the beach, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 31 of 62; elapsed time 40mins
Male Jaguar 'Hero' (Panthera onca) stands and observes from the top of the beach, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 32 of 62; elapsed time 40mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' (Panthera onca) rests by Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 33 of 62; elapsed time 45mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' (Panthera onca) rests by Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 34 of 62; elapsed time 46mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' (Panthera onca) rests by Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 35 of 62; elapsed time 46mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' (Panthera onca), Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 36 of 62; elapsed time 48mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' (Panthera onca) walks closely past 'Hero', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 37 of 62; elapsed time 48mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' (Panthera onca) (right) lies down inviting 'Hero' to mount her, Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 38 of 62; elapsed time 49mins
Male Jaguar 'Hero' (Panthera onca) mates with female 'Hunter', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 39 of 62; elapsed time 1h 35mins
Male Jaguar 'Hero' (Panthera onca) mates with female 'Hunter', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 40 of 62; elapsed time 1h 35mins
Male Jaguar 'Hero' (Panthera onca) mates with female 'Hunter', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 41 of 62; elapsed time 1h 35mins
Male Jaguar 'Hero' (Panthera onca) mates with female 'Hunter', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 42 of 62; elapsed time 1h 35mins
Male Jaguar 'Hero' (Panthera onca) mates with female 'Hunter', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 43 of 62; elapsed time 1h 35mins
Male Jaguar 'Hero' (Panthera onca) mates with female 'Hunter', Three Brothers River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 44 of 62; elapsed time 1h 35mins
Male Jaguar 'Hero' (Panthera onca) looks absolutely exhausted as he trudges past female 'Hunter', who is rolling energetically on her back as Jaguars always seem to do after being mated. Image 45 of 62; elapsed time 1h 35mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' walks along the beach, Three Brothers River, Nothern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 46 of 62; elapsed time 1h 41mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' changes her mind and walks the other way along the beach, Three Brothers River, Nothern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 47 of 62; elapsed time 1h 41mins
Female Jaguar 'Hunter' (Panthera onca) lies down in front of 'Hero' who watches her very closely, Three Brothers River, Nothern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 48 of 62; elapsed time 1h 41mins
Male Jaguar 'Hero' (Panthera onca) decides that 'Hunter' is not giving him any encouragement and lies down too, Three Brothers River, Nothern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image 49 of 62; elapsed time 1h 41mins
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