The mountains of Sonora, Mexico, are rough and rugged lands. Traveling here is not for the faint of heart. These mountainous habitats are oftentimes called “thorn-scrub,” and it’s about as pleasant as it sounds. Plants like acacia and agave and several types of cactus offer all kinds of sharp thorns and spiky leaves to greet anyone who dares to hike these hillsides. But this dense vegetation is the perfect habitat for a large and secretive predator. This is the home of the jaguar.
The Northern Jaguar Reserve sits about 125 miles (200 km) south of the United States–Mexico border. Here, deep in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range, the reserve offers 55,000 acres of sprawling, wild landscapes of forest and desert, canyons and rivers. You could fit…
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Muse: The Magazine Of Science, Culture, And Smart Laughs For Kids And Children (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2018