It was around 5:45 PM Cuiaba time and we were headed back to our home away from home, when we encountered 10 boats or so clustered around a small sand island near the shores of the Cuiaba River. The photographers were waiting for "Jorge," a big adult male Jaguar (Panthera onca) to come out of the thick brush. "Jorge" is known to local biologists by the tell-tale rip on his right ear. With his sister, Patricia (see image "Jaguar on the Beach"), the two had been known to patrol the areas near the Three Brothers tributary of the Cuiaba river.

Our boat waited for Jorge as well. It was almost moonlight when Jorge obliged us. He very staunchly yet gracefully patrolled along the banks of the Cuiaba. He looked up once and I was able to capture this image. After slightly glancing back at us, Jorge trudged away from the beach and disappeared into the forest. Local jaguar biologists think the rip on his right ear was very likely caused by another jaguar.

Cuiaba River, the Pantanal, Brazil.

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Make:	NIKON CORPORATION
Model:	NIKON D4
Exposure:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture:	f/4.0
ISO Speed:	10000
Focal Length:	600 mm
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