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Typical jaguars:› Are 5 to 6 feet in length (head and body) with a 27- to 36-inch tail.› Weigh 100 to 250 pounds.› Are good swimmers and good climbers.› Are recognizable by their tan or orange coats with distinctive black spots, called “rosettes” because they’re shaped like roses.› Get their name from the Native American word “yaguar,” which means “he who kills with one leap.”Source: National Geographic
Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave., will celebrate Jaguar Appreciation Weekend with special activities Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6-7.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days, visitors can get to know the jaguar brothers, Gene and Phil, through keeper chats and enrichment activities.
The zookeepers might even divulge the facial markings that help them tell the two jags apart.
All special programming is included in regular admission: $9.95 for adults, $7.95 for seniors 65+, $6.95 for children 3-12.