Jaguar (Panthera onca) at the Los Angeles Zoo. 

ORIGIN: Jaguars live in many types of habitat from Mexico to Argentina. They favor forest riverbanks and marshy jungles but are very adaptable and can be found in tropical forests, scrublands, savanna and desert ranges. 

FOOD: Jaguars eat large and small mammals, as well as reptiles, birds and fish. 

BIG SPOTS WITH LITTLE DOTS: Many cats are spotted, but not all spots are the same. Jaguar and leopard spots are arranged in circular groups called rosettes. Jaguar rosettes are larger and have some dots in the middle, leopard rosettes do not. Even all-black jaguars and leopards have faintly visible spots.