Fui ao Lugar Onde uma Onça Fez Algo que a Ciência Achava Impossível

Join Tiago Jácomo for the premiere of our new series, 'On the Jaguar's Trail'! We're embarking on an incredible journey across Brazil to uncover the hidden lives of jaguars, including one that achieved something science previously deemed impossible. Our first stop takes us to Serra da Mesa Lake, where a jaguar defied expectations by swimming an astonishing 2.3 kilometers – a world record for a Panthera felid! Follow our expedition through Goiás as we reveal how these magnificent big cats thrive even in human-altered landscapes, and how their resilience is reshaping our understanding of wildlife conservation. --- The Instituto Onça-Pintada (IOP) is dedicated to the conservation of jaguars and their habitats throughout Brazil. Through rescue, rehabilitation, and research, we work tirelessly to protect these magnificent big cats. Support our work — every donation helps: https://iop.colabore.org/instituto-on... Follow Tiago: Instagram: @tiago_jacomo_iop 0:00 The jaguar's route on the ridge 0:23 The series begins: On the Jaguar's Trail 0:50 Salto de Corumbá and the Pirineus connection 1:32 GPS points of the monitored jaguars 1:50 Arriving at Serra da Mesa Lake 2:23 Drone up: the real size of the lake 3:10 Gabriel Caputo, the biologist behind the record 3:44 Hiking Serra Negra to the first camera 4:54 Tapir bite marks and the mangaba tree 6:16 Checking the camera: 523 clips 7:41 Why catching a jaguar on camera is so rare 8:15 The lake's history: displaced families and the Avá-Canoeiro 10:39 The patriarch killed by a jaguar 11:22 How fauna was studied before trail cameras 12:40 By boat to the record island 13:19 The island the jaguar swam to 14:40 What this swim changes for science 15:45 From field data to a scientific paper 16:19 Wrap-up