Why it's awesome: Not all predatory wildcats roar; a small feline called the jaguarundi uses at least 13 calls, including purring, whistling and chirping like a bird. Native to the Americas, ...

The jaguarundi is a wild cat that occupies a broad range of habitat in the Americas from the scrublands of the borderlands between the U.S, and Mexico through every major ecoregion of Brazil and into ...

In the dense forests and scrublands stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, a secretive creature slips quietly through the underbrush. Its unique appearance, combining features of both ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This week’s endangered animal is the somewhat strange-looking jaguarundi. The ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) is a little-known small felid with a range extending from northern Argentina to Mexico. The last ...

Jim Schroeder rounded a bend in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge this September, the side of his pickup brushing past high grasses emerging from the dense South Texas thickets. Schroeder’s sister, ...

Its been almost 30 years since the rare jaguarundi was last spotted in Texas, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has plans to change that. They hope to reintroduce the endangered feline to its ...

The jaguarundi species of cat may be more threatened than previously thought, scientists have warned. While little is known about this carnivorous feline, also known as the eyra cat – which lives in ...

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