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Analytics Analytics. The researchers of the latest study, published in the Journal of Natural History , argue that the adaptations seen in the morphology of jaguars is indicative of a predator that primarily hunts armored and dangerous prey, something known as durophagy, rather than being purely adapted to killing reptiles.
They point to the defensive strategies of the jaguars' prey, from peccaries to giant anteaters, and the fact that reptiles only form the main basis of their diet in regions where such prey live in high numbers.
They suggest that the powerful jaws, thick canines, well-developed head muscles, and fatal bite directed at the braincase are a way for the cats to quickly and efficiently dispatch of the dangerous, armored prey. For example, where peccaries large pig-like creatures are common, the jaguars tend to favor these above all others , even if there are other easier meals to come by. Instead, by rapidly dispatching of the prey using a bite to the nape, it can retreat from the carcass if chased by the herd, and then return to claim its spoils when the danger is gone.
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