A mother jaguar who had caught an anaconda for dinner found herself fighting with her cub over the tasty treat.
The adult jaguar had caught the anaconda and had gotten help from her cub to carry it across the river when the five-month-old cub suddenly challenged her on the shore, citing the photographer who captured the battle.
“After a few hours looking for jaguars near Porto Jofre we came across a female jaguar and her five-month-old cub, said photographer Arjan Jongeneel, from the Netherlands.
We followed these charismatic cats for some time as they walked on the banks of the river looking for prey.
Both jaguars crossed the river. During the crossing, we noticed that the mum had something in her jaws.
“As we looked closely, we saw that it was a large yellow anaconda; about five meters long (16ft). Swimming to her mother, the cub grabbed the anaconda with her jaws.
“The battle started, and both mum and cub were hanging onto the yellow anaconda, not giving in. After a while. mum let go and the cub proudly and swiftly disappeared with its prey”.
