Ghost Cats of the Americas: Jaguar, Cougar, Lynx & Ocelot in the USA | APEX: Hidden Hunters S2 Ep 16

A wild jaguar was found living in Arizona, and most people nearby never saw it. Ghost Cats of the Americas is a science-first wildlife documentary about the secret wild cats of North and South America: the jaguar's skull-crushing bite, the cougar (puma, mountain lion) with the most names of any mammal, P-22 and the Los Angeles wildlife crossing, the Florida panther's comeback from 20-30 survivors through genetic rescue, the Canada lynx and snowshoe hare 10-year cycle, America's most common wild cat the bobcat, and the endangered ocelots of South Texas, plus the margay that can climb down trees headfirst. APEX: Hidden Hunters Season 2 continues on Spark Seker. Subscribe for new wildlife science documentaries. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold open: A jaguar in Arizona 0:57 Jaguar: The Skull Crusher 2:45 Cougar: The Cat of a Thousand Names 4:38 Florida Panther: Back From Thirty 6:13 Lynx & Bobcat: The Snow Cat and the Backyard Cat 8:02 Ocelot & Margay: Painted Cats of the Border 9:42 Outro: Living With Ghosts AI DISCLOSURE • All visuals are real footage and photos (Pexels and Wikimedia Commons). No AI-generated animal shots. • Narration is a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, "Ryan") reading an original, human-reviewed script researched from the sources below. Where figures vary between studies, the wording is hedged. SOURCES (selected) • El Jefe, Arizona jaguar (2011-2015): U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service jaguar recovery documents; Center for Biological Diversity / Conservation CATalyst trail-camera releases • Jaguar skull-bite killing and bite force: Christiansen & Wroe 2007, Ecology 88(2):347-358; Seymour 1989, Mammalian Species 340 • Jaguars preying on caimans and sea turtles: Azevedo & Verdade 2012, J. Zoology 286 (jaguar predation on caiman); Arroyo-Arce et al. 2017 (Tortuguero, Costa Rica) • Northern Jaguar Reserve, Sonora: Northern Jaguar Project • Cougar range, vocalizations and kill rates: Knopff et al. 2010, J. Wildlife Management 74(7); Logan & Sweanor 2001, Desert Puma; Guinness World Records ("mammal with the most names") • P-22 and the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing: National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains NRA; Caltrans • Florida panther genetic restoration (8 Texas females, 1995): Johnson et al. 2010, Science 329:1641-1645; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission population estimate (120-230 adults) • Canada lynx - snowshoe hare cycle: Elton & Nicholson 1942, J. Animal Ecology; Krebs et al. 2001, BioScience 51(1); USFWS threatened listing, 2000 • Bobcat population estimate: Roberts & Crimmins 2010, J. Fish and Wildlife Management 1(2) • Ocelots in Texas and road mortality: USFWS Laguna Atascosa NWR; Haines et al. 2005, J. Wildlife Management 69(1) • Margay mimicking pied tamarin calls: Calleia, Rohe & Gordo 2009, Neotropical Primates 16(1) (Wildlife Conservation Society) FOOTAGE & PHOTO CREDITS Video via Pexels (Pexels License). Thanks to: AP Vibes, Aaron Burden, Ahmet Yüksek ✪, Alejandro De Roa, Altaf Shah, Benji Scott, Carsten Link, Chris The Island, Chris F, Concep Arroyo, Daniel Narinian, Darina Evstafeva, David Davidson, Dennis Ariel, Ekam Juneja, Engin Akyurt, Eyal Be, Florian Delée, Gaetan THURIN, German Korb, Grind 4K videos, Igor Vieira, JUN HO LEE, Jari Lobo, Jim Baker, Johan Lundgren, K, Kindel Media, Lachlan Ross, Linad, Los Muertos Crew, MIA Alaska TV, Magda Ehlers, Major &Wang, Marc Espejo, Mario Luis Buonfiglio, Michael, Miguel Á. Padriñán, Mikhail Nilov, Milton Good, NewLA, Nicky Pe, Nothing Ahead, Oak & Rumble, Pixelmagix Free Stock, Samir Smier, Sascha Weber, Saulo Nulo, Scott Portier, Sergey Guk, Stephen Martin, Stiliyan Dimitrov, Taryn Elliott, Tom Fisk, Towfiqu barbhuiya Wikimedia Commons photos (CC BY / CC BY-SA / public domain; cropped, slow zoom). Photographers: AragonChristopherR17Z, Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, Bernd Martin, CHUCAO, Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric, Charles J. Sharp, Don Loarie, Eric Kilby from Somerville, MA, USA, Faunaram, Free Public Domain Illustrations by rawp, George Gentry; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se, Gerry Zambonini, Giles Laurent, Jeffery J. Nichols (User:Arctic.gnome), Judy Gallagher, Kandukuru Nagarjun from Bangalore, India, Keith Williams, Lais Ribeiro-Silva, Daniel F. Perrella, , Leonardo Ramos, Lucas Vogel, Miguelrangeljr, Moe Epsilon, NPS/Diane Renkin, National Park Service, Postdlf, SaguaroNPS, Sam Eberhard, Sandyyeh.w, Spencer Wright from North Walsham, Engla, Steve Jurvetson from Menlo Park, USA, Thomas Fuhrmann, Vicpeters, YellowstoneNPS, dany13, mandarinblues, xiquinhosilva. Full file links and licenses in the pinned comment. MUSIC "Magic Forest", "Dreams Become Real", "Soaring" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... #wildlife #documentary #nature #bigcats #jaguar #cougar #SparkSeker Grow your channel with vidIQ: https://vidiq.com/sparkseker