Brazilian Jaguar Predation Patterns Revealed Through Use of GPS

Jaguars versus cattle is an age-old conflict for people living on the Brazilian plains. South America's Pantanal region is important to the continued survival of jaguars, but it also has been home to cattle ranching for more than 200 years. New insights into this conflict are offered through a study using global positioning system (GPS) technology to track the predatory patterns of these jaguars, recording what animals they kill and how often.

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