{"id":255,"date":"2026-03-25T15:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/?p=255"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:50:31","slug":"dr-marina-duarte-records-first-ever-meowing-in-wild-jaguars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/news\/dr-marina-duarte-records-first-ever-meowing-in-wild-jaguars\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Marina Duarte records first ever meowing in wild jaguars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A recent feature in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwildlife.com%2Fanimal-facts%2Fmammals%2Fjaguar-meow-brazil&amp;data=05%7C02%7CA.Risely%40salford.ac.uk%7C745c0f6a316b4eef09e008de8a7ec982%7C65b52940f4b641bd833d3033ecbcf6e1%7C0%7C0%7C639100474329699093%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2OOpzL3YZfj2Kxk7vkd3jyyDONvuF%2FcABURiqVjjvcY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">BBC Wildlife Magazine<\/a>\u00a0highlighted a discovery on jaguar behaviour in Brazil, reporting the first documented evidence of \u201cmeowing\u201d vocalisations in wild individuals. 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