Climate change pushes big cats to hunt other predators, scientists warn
The interactions might become more common as water scarcity grows
6 January 2021 • 6:58pm
Jaguars can weigh more than 200lbs and usually prey on smaller non-predator animals like armadillos or peccaries
Credit: Washington State University
Climate change is pushing big cats to hunting other predators, scientists have warned, as rare footage captures a jaguar killing a smaller ocelot.
Researchers at Washington State University and the Wildlife Conservation Society captured the clash at a watering hole in Guatemala.
In a study published in the journal Biotropica, they said that while previously ocelot remains have been found in jaguar faeces, this is the first time the phenomenon has been caught on camera.