Pollyanna and Tango
No sooner did we get on the river at Porto Jofre than we saw a mother and grown cub. Their names are Pollyanna and Tango. Pollyanna is four years old, Tango is a one year old. They were walking in the vegetation along the river’s edge looking for caiman. We spent 30 minutes with them as the sun set. After it became too dark for photography we went to our flotel. A good start to this trip!
That brown shape in the vegetation was our first glimpse of a jaguar! It was Tango, the one year old male cub of Pollyanna.
He came down from the higher vegetation and we got our first real close up of a jaguar
Tango came right up to the water’s edge
Most of his gaze was directed at the vegetation at the edge of the river, presumably looking for caiman
Our guide was able to get closer as Tango scanned the river for prey
The slightest movement caught his attention
A few times he would just stare into the water
Other times he would fixate on something in the far bank, sensing something we could not see
He even gave us a good looking over
When he did not see any caimans he did what every self-respecting jaguar would do, and gave us a big yawn
As Tango went up higher in elevation his mother appeared and the two of them searched for prey from this vantage point
Any movement in the river caught their attention
A bit of play time was interspersed with their hunting