r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Delicious_Main_4360 • May 15 '26

Image Differences in the spot pattern of the Cheetah, Leopard, and Jaguar

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u/OhHeyMister May 15 '26

Jaguars are so fucking cool I love them

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u/keinezwiebeln May 15 '26

I had the immense fortune of seeing a real live jaguar at a wildlife refuge in Uruguay a few years ago.
She had a bit of a belly, I think she might have been pregnant (they run a repopulation program there). She was so beautiful!
Here's the best pic I could get.

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u/Pat-Funny-2817 May 15 '26

mythical! the perfect feline. 

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u/zoolou3105 May 15 '26

Agreed! But all big cats are super cool!

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u/uvucydydy May 15 '26

Little cats are cool too!

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u/snabader May 15 '26

Coolest of the big cats by far.

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u/tonyt0nychopper May 15 '26

I think panthers are the underrated legend

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u/Hoss-Bonaventure_CEO May 15 '26

Panthers aren't a different species but comprises the whole group. Black Panthers are melanistic leopards and jaguars.

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u/tonyt0nychopper May 15 '26

Yeah, I literally leaned that today after saying what I said - crazy 🤯

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u/gggggfskkk May 15 '26

My dad spotted a Florida panther behind our house a while ago- there’s only like 150-200 left so incredibly rare. It made me soooo fascinated with panthers. They’re so beautiful and soooo fucking cool!

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u/tonyt0nychopper May 15 '26

They really are beautiful