Caiman struggling against jaguar's grasp BRAZIL THRILLING images show how a mighty 120-pound Jaguar took down its 70-pound caiman prey in the waters of Brazil on July 23. The shots were taken by an astonished photographer who spent a week tracking jaguars by boat in Pantanal, the 42 million hectare world's largest tropical wetland. Caimans exist in large populations in South American swamplands where jaguars roam, making them convenient prey and food for these wild cats, who are very comfortable in the water. Jaguars are strong and skilled swimmers and are specifically adapted to hunt large reptiles. Besides caimans, jaguars have been recorded hunting very large crocodilians such as the Orinoco crocodile and prey on animals as large as boa constrictors and anacondas. These bone-chilling images were taken by Jie Fischer, a German photographer currently living in the USA. “We spent days and hours along the shores in hopes of catching the jaguars in action,” she told mediadrumworld.com. “Finally, on the last of our week-long trip, we got to capture some of the action. “I was very excited after taking these pictures, and it was worth the long wait.” ENDs