I believe that is a jaguar?? Cool video.

Definitely a jaguar. They are larger and more muscular than a leopard, and different spot pattern. Filmed in Brazil I'm guessing. VERY cool video!!!

Oops - I fixed the title.

Geez! I would have thought there would be a easier meal than that available. Great video of an amazing event though.

Mark

Great clip - lucky guy who got it.

Caymen are a common prey species for jaguars. Those caymen are quite small and not very heavy. Not in the same class as a 13 - 15 foot croc.

But still very cool.

Hey! What does this have to do with AFRICAN HUNTING?

Comparing crocodiles to alligatoridae.

Comparing leopards to jaguars.

Wikipedia on Alligatoridae:

"Caimans tend to be more agile and crocodile-like in their movements, and have longer, sharper teeth than alligators.[3]

C. crocodilus, the Spectacled Caiman, has the widest distribution, from southern Mexico to the northern half of Argentina, and grows to a modest size of about 2.2 meters.

The largest is the near-threatened Melanosuchus niger, the Jacare-assu, Large, or Black Caiman of the Amazon River basin. Black Caimans grow to 16.5 feet (5 m),[4] with the largest recorded size 5.79 m (19 ft).

The black caiman and American alligator are the only members of the alligator family that pose the same danger to humans as the larger species of the crocodile family."

Nat Geo has a narrated version of a "Jaguar Stalking Caiman" video:
"When a jaguar pounces, sometimes one bite is all it takes to get a meal. National Geographic has exclusive video of a jaguar taking down a caiman in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands, photos of which went viral earlier this month. Luke Dollar, a conservation scientist who helps manage National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative, explains the hunt and explosive moment of predation."

http://on.natgeo.com/16CcBcD

Big male jaguar may weigh 350 pounds.
Impressive cat.

Impressive cat hunter: Sasha Siemel.
My favorite "Tigrero," he did it with a spear and did it spectacularly well,
even got into a goofy movie, his fame was so great:

Sasha Siemel hamming it up (holding spear) on the right in picture below:

"Frank Buck in JUNGLE MENACE with Sasha Siemel ..."
(also from Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Siemel


This guy was the original "World's Most Interesting Man"
long before Chuck Norris inspired the Dos Equis beer geezer:

"Alexander 'Sasha' Siemel [Aleksandrs Ziemelis] (1890-1970) was an adventurer, hunter, guide, actor, writer, photographer, and lecturer. He spoke seven languages and boasted of having experienced more adventure in a single year than most men had witnessed in a lifetime. He is a legend among sportsmen, having successfully hunted more than 300 jaguars — or 'tigres,' as the big cats are colloquially known in parts of Latin America — in the Mato Grosso jungles of Brazil. Siemel's accomplishments in pursuing the large and often dangerous jaguar (the biggest cat in the western hemisphere and third largest in the world) are all the more impressive due to the fact that on many of his hunts he was armed only with a spear."

this is anoter greate video from jaguar/onça pintada hunting...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dNDpxxT1bs

brazil have a massive populations of jaguar and
"PAC" jaguar...