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Jaguar Sets Record with Historic One-Mile Swim

9/23/2025

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A jaguar in Brazil set a world record for the longest swim, nearly one mile, at the Serra de Mesa Reservoir.
The swim was six times longer than the previous record, challenging the view that large water bodies hinder carnivores.
Four-year camera-trap monitoring confirmed the swim between mainland and an island, highlighting jaguar adaptability for conservation amid hydropower-driven habitat loss.

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Story summary

A jaguar in Brazil set a world record for the longest swim, nearly one mile, at the Serra de Mesa Reservoir.
The swim was six times longer than the previous record, challenging the view that large water bodies hinder carnivores.
Four-year camera-trap monitoring confirmed the swim between mainland and an island, highlighting jaguar adaptability for conservation amid hydropower-driven habitat loss.