The etymological root of jaguar is found in yaguará , a word from the Tupi language. The term allows the name of an animal belonging to the family of felines or felids that lives on the American continent.
Panthera onca is the scientific name of the jaguar, also known as yaguar , jaguareté or yaguareté . With yellowish fur with black spots, it can reach 80 centimeters in height and be up to two meters long, making it the third largest feline on the planet behind the tiger and the lion .
The jaguar lives mainly in dense humid forests , although it can also adapt to other types of terrain, especially forested ones. It is a solitary and territorial species.
Jaguars are carnivores and hunt with ambushes. They usually feed on tapirs, capybaras, deer and other animals, and are even capable of hunting alligators. It is common for them to bite their prey directly on the head, passing through the skull with their teeth until they reach the brain.
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), the jaguar is a nearly threatened species: if its population declines, it could be at risk of extinction. This is due to the destruction of its habitat by humans .
Jaguar Cars , on the other hand, is the name of a luxury car brand . It was founded in 1922 and belongs to the manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover , whose headquarters are located in Whitley, Coventry, England. Since 2008 it has been part of the Indian group Tata Motors .
The name originally given to the brand by its founder, William Lyons , was Swallow Sidecar Company . The change to what we know today took place after the Second World War to prevent the public from associating its first two initials with the Schutzstaffel , the Protection Squads that acted under Adolf Hitler and were also represented by the acronym H.H .
Both its sports cars and its luxury sedans are the products that have brought the most fame to the Jaguar brand, since it has specialized in these two since the 1930s. It is interesting to note that until 1966 it was an independent company, but at that time he joined British Motor Corporation . In 1989 it became part of Ford for just one year and a decade later, of the Premier Automotive Group . In 2008, Ford finally sold the brand to Tata Motors .
The company's original location also changed over the years. Initially it was located in Blackpool , a town on the northwest coast of England, about 64 kilometers from Manchester and on the shores of the Irish Sea. Its move to Coventry had the objective of being located in the very center of Great Britain, since it is the city furthest from the sea.
Lovers of the automotive world usually know many models from each of the most important brands, even those that they do not particularly like. Jaguar is without a doubt one of the names that stand out on the lists, and this is largely thanks to some of its most relevant models in its many decades of existence on the market.
Some of the most important models in its history are the Sedan Mark VII , from 1951, the Mark 2 , from 1962, the E-Type , from 1966, the XK , which was launched in 1996 and has not stopped being manufactured, and the X-Type , which was sold from 2001 to 2009.
A soccer club from the Mexican first division ( Jaguares de Chiapas ), another from the Colombian first division ( Jaguares de Córdoba ), an Argentine professional team that competes in Super Rugby ( Jaguares ) and a famous rock band from Mexico ( Jaguares ) also carry this name.