Jaguar taking down Caiman

Posted by E.J. Peiker on Mon Aug 20, 2018 7:21 pm

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Jaguar takes Caiman - The Pantanal, Brazil
D7200, 80-400 @ 300mm, ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/640s

A lengthy battle but the Jaguar won after taking the Caiman's brain out...

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by Gene Gwin on Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:02 am

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E.J., WOW..... This is a strong image.

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by Mike in O on Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:24 pm

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Great shot showing the power of those jaws. I wonder what size of Caiman Jaguars can take, the Blacks get really large but are much rarer than the Speckled. (shoes and purses were the Blacks downfall)

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by Cindy Marple on Tue Aug 21, 2018 2:01 pm

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That looks like a good challenge for the Jaguar, amazing how large of a caiman it can take down. Really compelling story-telling image.

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by Paul Fusco on Wed Aug 22, 2018 11:12 am

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Astounding image, EJ!
Everything came together for you on this one.
Remarkable that jaguars prey on these large reptiles, and that they have enough experience with it that they stay away from the throat and go after the brains!
Big cats rule!!!

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by Marc on Wed Aug 22, 2018 1:57 pm

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A cracking good shot EJ, a bucket list shot for me no doubts.

I'm wondering how many days or hours it took to be rewarded with such a moment, I'd be inclined to crop out half the lower 1/4 of water just where your sig is for mine.

Just a wonderful experience to witness and document, well done!

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:08 pm

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Marc wrote:I'm wondering how many days or hours it took to be rewarded with such a moment, I'd be inclined to crop out half the lower 1/4 of water just where your sig is for mine.
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It happened on the last morning after a week of cruising the waterways for about 8 hours a day. We had plenty of other Jaguar sightings in that time but only this one with serious action. The whole kill, from initial stalk through finally the Jaguar dragging the Caiman into the woods was all observed by my boat and took about 20 minutes over a river length of about a half mile.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Aug 22, 2018 4:28 pm

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Classic jaguar kill! Very powerful image, and the look in those eyes speaks volumes!

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by bobmcrae on Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:50 am

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Powerful image, that's for sure. So nice to get this in the open, and the look on the Jaguar's face is amazing. Ignoring your skill, it supports the theory, "the more time you spend photographing, the luckier you get."

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by Robert Sabin on Sun Aug 26, 2018 9:30 pm

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Paul Fusco wrote:Astounding image, EJ!
Everything came together for you on this one.
Remarkable that jaguars prey on these large reptiles, and that they have enough experience with it that they stay away from the throat and go after the brains!
Big cats rule!!!

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by clement on Mon Aug 27, 2018 12:03 am