Spotted Jaguar In The Future

This drawing shows the difference between a present day jaguar and a future adapted jaguar. The present jaguar lives in a tropical rainforest with many trees, plants, and rivers. Its spotted fur helps it camouflage while hunting. It also has strong jaws, sharp claws, and powerful muscles that help it catch prey and survive. Jaguars today usually hunt at night and live alone. The future jaguar shows how the animal may change if the environment becomes hotter and drier because of climate change. It may develop thinner fur to stay cool and blotched camouflage to hide in open areas. It may also have webbed paws for swimming and an expanded diet if food becomes harder to find.