What do jaquars Eat?

**In the wild:

Capybaras

Cattle

Caimans

Deer

Fish

Rabbits

Peccaries

Armadillos

Tortoises

Monkeys

Deer

Tapirs

Anacondas

Piranhas

Birds**

**Zoo Diet:

Raw Meats

Beef or Bison

Wild game: Antelope, Venison, Boar, Ostrich

Organ Meats - hearts, gizzards, kidneys: These provide additional essential vitamins and minerals.

Bones with Meat: Jaguars consume bone fragments when eating prey in the wild, these contain important sources of calcium and minerals:** They should have access to these in captivity

Fish(1-2 times per week): Mackerel or other high meat, low bone containing, fatty fish; this contributes additional sources of essential fatty acids**

Jaguars can also be occasionally offered:

Eggs

Rabbits

Chickens NOT as primary diet - high risk of thiamine deficiency - see below :

Vitamin /Mineral Supplements:: High quality vitamin/mineral mix designed for felids