why-animals-do-the-thing:

top-notch-fangirl:

glackbirl:

thegreenwolf:

age-of-awakening:

A new water breed

Jaguars actually love water, and are one of the few felines that happily swim.

I love how she’s just floating back up.

@why-animals-do-the-thing
Is this normal behavior?

Yes! @thegreenwolf is correct. Jaguars do like to swim and will often willingly hunt in water (there’s some kick-ass videos of them ambushing crocodiles from the bank of the river, you can check out). 

This looks probably like the jaguar is diving for some sort of enrichment – maybe frozen fish or a bone – and chewing it on the way back up. It’s a great way to encourage captive cats to utilize natural behaviors and get some exercise by having them swim to get high value items.