Panthera onca
 
Jaguar (English), Tigre (Spanish), Otorongo (Peru)
 
                                                                                                                                    © Renata Leite Pitman
Tracks:
    A large feline track with 4 toes usually showing in the front and hind tracks.  Tracks are asymmetrical with toe 3 usually leading the others.
 
Similar tracks:
    Puma (Puma concolor) tracks are less robust with narrower toes and greater space between the toes and heel pad.  The jaguar also has a proportionally larger heel pad than the puma.  One trick is to use the toes as a guide, for jaguars, all four toes could fit within the heel pad, in puma it is closer to 3 toes.  Canine tracks are more symmetrical and usually have a proportionally smaller heel pad and show claws.
 
Notes:
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Cocha Cashu, Peru, 2000
Renata Leite
Alto Purus, Peru, 2002 Renata Leite
Alto Purus, Peru, 2002 Renata Leite
Cocha Cashu, Peru,2001 Renata Leite
Cocha Cashu, Peru, 2001 Renata Leite
Unusual track, Los Amigos, 2006, R. Leite
Scrapes at a tree, Los Amigos, 2005, R. Leite
Scrapes and scat, Los Amigos, 2005, R.Leite Renata Leite
Scrapes & scat, Los Amigos, 2005, R.Leite