Uplifting News: Jaguars Recorded Meowing for the First Time Ever (LISTEN) | An Encouraging Development

Uplifting News: Jaguars Recorded Meowing for the First Time Ever (LISTEN) | An Encouraging Development
Why this story matters: This is one of those stories that quietly proves progress doesn’t always come with loud headlines. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to top videos, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. A jaguar on the Piquiri river – credit, Charles J. Sharp from Sharp Photography CC 4.0. BY-SA via Wikimedia While searching for their cubs, the females of the world’s third-largest feline will make a sound that’s strikingly similar to what you’ve heard your own cat make. Weighing in excess of 300 lbs., the jaguar is a ferocious predator that can take large caiman and even cattle, but recent video camera trap footage has revealed they possess a softer side as well. In Brazil’s Iguaรงu National Park, a team of British and Brazilian ecologists made this discovery during a camera trap survey, along with that of 2 other abnormal vocalizations, all of which were documented in 2 female cats on 3 separate occasions. Would you like to rea…