This unusual footage shows a jaguar inch towards an unsuspecting anteater The sharp claws simply slice through the body of the jaguar. With such combat ability, Giant Anteaters are considered by some governments to be dangerous animals, that should not be approached in the wild. As for the jaguar, an anteater-sized meal is hard to pass up in the jungle, and many big cats regularly take their chances. "When I saw the jaguar strolling up behind the completely unaware—and at the time vulnerable—giant anteater, I just assumed I was either about to witness a kill or an almighty battle. The one that got away! Interestingly it is well known that Anteaters are able to kill jaguars using the so called ‘hug-of-death’.To protect themselves, anteaters can rear up on their hind legs, roaring and slashing at an attacker with those powerful front legs and sharp claws. Giant anteaters have large front claws and powerful forelegs that allow them to break open termite mounds in a single swipe and make them a formidable opponent to predators. It lives in tidal regions ranging from Australia to Japan. Luke Massey and his partner Katie Stacey were floating on a … The jaguar is a very unusual killer. In the southern Pantanal in Brazil anteaters make a small portion of a jaguars prey about 3 percent, but in the Cerrado, in central Brazil anteaters make up about 75 percent of the cats diet. Yes, I’d say it may take a little effort but he/she could kill the Jaguar, Jaguars are 6 and a half feet long and weigh up to 350 pounds Tigers are 13–13.5 feet long and weigh up to 660 look at this pic comparing length! Giant Anteaters rear up on their hind legs and lash out with their claws. Protect the back of your head if the jaguar does not stop. Rather than biting the neck, it goes for the back of the head to pierce the brain and kill the prey. Like a velociraptor – whose fossilized bones were once discovered in a death grip with a protoceratops – giant anteaters know how to use their spectacular claws. Unsuspecting anteater has a lucky escape when it stops for a drink right in front of a JAGUAR. Tambako the Jaguar / Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0. In a few instances, a giant anteater has killed a puma or jaguar while defending itself against attack. Huge serpents such as anacondas and pythons sometimes attack grown crocodilians as well. ... can kill an adult human in minutes. This is the heart-stopping moment a jaguar stalks a giant anteater - only to let it walk away completely unharmed. Strangling it does nothing. "When I saw the jaguar strolling up behind the completely unaware — and at the time vulnerable — giant anteater, I just assumed I was either about to witness a kill or an almighty battle. 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