Dr Marina Duarte records first ever meowing in wild jaguars
A recent feature in BBC Wildlife Magazine highlighted a discovery on jaguar behaviour in Brazil, reporting the first documented evidence of “meowing” vocalisations in wild individuals. Using camera traps in Iguaçu National Park, Salford’s Marina Duarte and colleagues’ researchers recorded females producing soft, meow-like calls directed at their cubs, which responded with similar sounds. This finding challenges […]
