Discover how scientists in Brazil found out that a jaguar had made a record-breaking swim and learn what drove him to do it.

In Brazil, a jaguar swam the longest distance ever recorded for its species, proving even big cats can adapt to new aquatic challenges.

Biologists in Brazil have documented a jaguar swimming an estimated 2.3 kilometers, or 1.4 miles, across an artificial ...

Unlike many other big cats, jaguars love water. For these wild felines, swimming isn’t just for fun; it’s essential to their survival. In this YouTube video, a young cub takes her very first swim as ...

A jaguar was captured on camera trap on an artificial island near the Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Dam. The only way it could have gotten there was a very long swim.

Learn more about a jaguar that swam six times the length of the previous record-holder and changed how we approach jaguar ...

A 1.3-kilometre swim by a jaguar is the longest ever confirmed, but the cat's motives for making the journey are unclear ...

A camera trap documented an adult jaguar that seems to have made a record-breaking swim—paddling at least 0.79 miles to reach an island in the reservoir area of the Serra da Mesa hydroelectric dam in ...

Despite what they say about cats and water, jaguars are powerful swimmers. These predators rarely stray from the rivers and wetlands that permeate their rainforest habitat, and they readily dive in to ...

A jaguar in Brazil has been documented making a record-breaking swim of up to 1.54 miles (2.48 kilometers). This distance is far beyond the previous verified record of around 650 feet (200 meters) for ...