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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kittykat23uk" data-source="post: 1580098" data-attributes="member: 55291">And Just when we thought it couldn't get any better- Young love in the swampAfter lunch we headed off to the same spot we birded at the day before. The plan was to do some birding, but we discovered that this wasn’t going to be a good plan. As we paddled down the shallow creek towards the sandbank at the end Julio spotted a Jaguar sitting there. I looked through my binoculars and much to my surprise discovered that there were actually two Jaguars sitting side by side. At first Julio thought it might have been a mother and cub. But as we got closer we quickly discovered that it was a courting couple. We kept a respectful distance and settled down to watch them. They were both watching us, the female took more interest in us than the male- who we assumed was tired after servicing the female at some point before we arrived. As the male settled down for a nap, the female got up and came a bit closer, sitting down on the edge of the sandbar and watching us curiously.A while later, the male stood up and walked over to a shadier spot before lying down again. Julio estimated that the couple were about 4 years old. The male will guard the female while she is in oestrus and then the female is left to raise the young alone. Some time later the young female stood up and sauntered over to her partner, growling seductively and brushing her head and body against his. It was clear that the male was in no state to service her so soon after their last coupling, so the female settled down next to him affectionately rubbing her head against his.  We stayed and watched them for a while longer and then slowly, carefully, Julio backed the boat out of the creek with his paddle.</blockquote>

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