Jon Alan - Anaconda vs. Jaguar

By Jon Alan

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ISBN 978-1-948052-78-8

The Fighters

The Matchup

The Fight

Glossary

Index

GREEN ANACONDA SIZE

Length and Height in Feet

AVERAGE HUMAN

Feet, INCHES

green Anaconda

feet

Weighing in at pounds (249 kilograms) and measuring almost feet (9.1 meters) long is the green anaconda. This huge reptile slithers around South Americas rain forests . There, it shows it is The Giant Constrictor . It wraps its body tightly around capybaras, caimans, and other animals of the Amazon.

green Anaconda RANGE

WHERE green Anacondas LIVE =

JAguar SIZE

Length and Height in Feet

Weighing in at almost pounds (159 kilograms) and measuring feet (2.7 meters) long from head to tail is the jaguar. This wild cat has its claw marks on trees around the Americas. There, it is The Leaping Killer. It jumps on prey and then traps these animals in its jaws.

AVERAGE HUMAN

Feet, INCHES

JAguar feet

Jaguar RANGE

N

S

E

W

WHERE Jaguars LIVE =

Both fighters rank as the largest of their kind in South America. But their builds are as different as can be. The anaconda has a scaly, tube- like body and no limbs. In contrast, the jaguar has a hairy, stocky body that ends in a long tail. Strong legs support it.

tube-like body

scaly skin

Green Anaconda

stocky body

long tail

Jaguar

Physical Differences

Both fighters have a lot of muscle. The anaconda must push its body forward. The jaguar needs jumping power.

The animals also use their strength to drag prey. The anaconda will pull large animals off land and into water. The jaguar sometimes moves a victim in the forest.

Both fighters have monster jaws, but their bites are not the same. The jaguar has the deadlier bite. It kills by piercing prey with its sharp teeth. The anaconda often uses its teeth only for grip. It usually uses its body to squeeze its prey to death. Then it expands its jaws to swallow prey whole.

green Anaconda Skull

Jaguar Skull

DIFFERENT Jaws

Both fighters use strategy more than speed to approach prey. They would rather surprise an animal than chase it down. The anaconda lurks in water much of the time. The jaguar sometimes makes a tree its hunting stand . From these spots, the animals can use burst speed to ambush targets.

Speed miles per hour

Sprint Speed

Jaguar miles per hour (on land)

GREEN Anaconda

miles per hour (in water)

The anaconda and the jaguar meet up at the Amazon River for a water fight. As natural swimmers, the animals come ready to make a splash.