Seven. “Jaguars Possess the Power of God”

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. One. “God Almighty, That’s a Jaguar!” 1
6. Two. “It Pays Us Again and Again” 16
7. Three. “Among All Big Cats, We Know Least About Them” 30
8. Four. “We All Felt Really Blessed” 49
9. Five. “Well Drawn and Unmistakable” 64
10. Six. “The Model for How to Live” 87
11. Seven. “Jaguars Possess the Power of God” 102
12. Eight. “Blood of the Valiant” 117
13. Nine. “He Believes He Is a Jaguar” 142
14. Ten. “There It Is; I’m Going to Shoot It” 160
15. Eleven. “Cows Are More Important Than Cats” 179
16. Twelve. “We Just Stopped Seeing Them” 198
17. Thirteen. “To Ensure Our Namesake Is Protected” 210
18. Fourteen. “Siga el Pisto” 224
19. Fifteen. “Living in the Same Place It Always Has” 236
20. Sixteen. “Pretty Well Hunted Out” 248
21. Seventeen. “These Animals Could Become Wonderful Teachers” 262
22. Eighteen. “It’s Good if It’s Dead” 280
23. Nineteen. “A Flagship Species for Conservation” 292
24. Twenty. “The Mother Liquor from Which We Have Come” 306
25. Twenty-one. “To See One at All Is a Lifetime Experience” 320
26. Sources 327
27. Saving and Studying Jaguars 343
28. Acknowledgments 349
29. Index 351