{"id":10731,"date":"2024-02-26T13:26:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T13:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=10731"},"modified":"2024-02-27T18:30:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T18:30:38","slug":"jaguar-crocodile-encounter-in-brazil-misattributed-to-yala-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/jaguar-crocodile-encounter-in-brazil-misattributed-to-yala-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar-Caiman encounter in Brazil, Misattributed to Yala, Sri Lanka!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Thumbnail-Post-No-11-KALNA-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Thumbnail-Post-No-11-KALNA-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Thumbnail-Post-No-11-KALNA-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Thumbnail-Post-No-11-KALNA-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Thumbnail-Post-No-11-KALNA-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Thumbnail-Post-No-11-KALNA.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"style=\"background-color:#b6babf91\"><strong> <a href=\" https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/K4r6Egv9ZhC221z1bD3jn0\"> Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel <\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Sri Lanka, locals are fascinated with observing wild animals and their behaviours. However, footage from foreign countries is often shared on social media as if captured in Sri Lanka.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This misattribution can lead to misconceptions about the country&#8217;s wildlife diversity and behaviour patterns. Clarifying the origin of such footage is essential to ensure accurate representation and appreciation of Sri Lanka&#8217;s rich natural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Social Media Posts\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A video circulating on social media with the caption &#8220;In Yala, Last Afternoon&#8221; purportedly shows a big wild cat attacking a large alligator in the Yala National Park, Sri Lanka river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe frameBorder='0' width='640' height='360' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen src=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/embed?id=25258748&#038;shareKey=4f5c5241394ba1eff11f36a1e6cb31c8\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/upul.ilangamge.5\/posts\/922665256121717\">Facebook<\/a> |<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/video\/25258748?key=4f5c5241394ba1eff11f36a1e6cb31c8\"> Archived<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This video was shared among several social media users in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-12.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10733\" style=\"width:393px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-12.jpeg 773w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-12-300x239.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-12-768x613.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, many have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/YnkUas1ajVKFzWfC\/?mibextid=TGkgF5\">questioned the veracity of this claim<\/a>. Hence, we decided to dig deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fact Check\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location Misrepresentation:<\/strong> After investigating the keyframes from the viral video, using the Invid-We-Verify tool, we determined that the incident depicted in the clip did not occur at Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. The actual location is Pantanal National Park, Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original Source Confirmation:<\/strong> The original video was uploaded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journeywithjaguars.com\/\">JourneywithJaguars<\/a> Team on 1<sup>st<\/sup> November 2022, clearly indicating the actual location of the incident as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/stories\/5-interesting-facts-about-the-pantanal-the-world-s-largest-tropical-wetland\">Brazilian Pantanal region<\/a> &#8211; the largest tropical wetland in the world and one of the most pristine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Jaguar hunts and makes a huge KILL!!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7_CfS6IVTzA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Benjamin James, a tour leader &amp; photographer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journeywithjaguars.com\/our-team\">Journey with Jaguars team<\/a>, also shared photos and short clips of the rare incident of a Jaguar hunting a large alligator. The unexpected, swift attack and the neck-snapping bite meant that, despite several struggles, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caiman\">caiman<\/a> had to succumb finally. Some of such posts are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkYPq0rr5Yy\/?img_index=1\">here<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CkTXqAxDV5t\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The video shows A Jaguar &amp; A Caiman, neither native to Sri Lanka.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaguars (Panthera onca) naturally range only in North and especially South America, whereas Leopard (Panthera pardus) is naturally distributed in the forest patches of Asia and Africa.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-11-1024x788.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10732\" style=\"width:412px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-11-1024x788.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-11-300x231.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-11-768x591.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-11.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It`s well-known that Jaguars do not live in Sri Lanka, and Anjali Watson, a wildlife conservationist, also confirmed that the animal in the video is a jaguar and not a leopard. Also, Sri Lanka is a habitat for crocodile species instead of caimans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ecology of jaguars and leopards is very similar; their predatory and aggressive habits and the similarities in golden yellow skin with camouflaging rosettes mean that one can sometimes be mistaken. However, a main discussed difference between the two species comes from Jaguars having spots inside the ring of larger rosettes. More on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewildlifediaries.com\/jaguar-vs-leopard-how-to-tell-them-apart\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.differencebetween.com\/difference-between-jaguar-and-vs-leopard\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/2021\/09\/15\/two-different-instances-combined-to-show-a-croc-who-attacked-cheetah-becomes-the-victim-later\/\">\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0db9\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dca \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db8\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd3, \u0d91\u0db8 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0db9\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0dc0 \u0d9c\u0ddc\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dcf \u0da0\u0dd3\u0da7\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0d9a\u0dd4\u0d9c\u0dda \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0da9\u0dd2\u0dba\u0ddd\u0dc0\u0dda \u0d87\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dc0!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, research into recent incidents involving leopards and crocodiles in Sri Lanka led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DriveSafely1st\/videos\/1621371382002341\/\">this video captured recently in Yala National Park<\/a>, which probably sparked certain social media users to create these misattributed video posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow us and stay up to date with our latest fact checks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/factcrescendosl\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/factcrescendosl\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/factcrescendo_sl\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMODMpgswyNe-Aw\"><strong>Google News<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@factcrescendosl\"><strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The video of a jaguar attacking an alligator, claiming to be in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, is misleading and inaccurately portrays the location of the actual jaguar-caiman encounter that happened in Brazil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t\t\t.container {\n\t\t\t\t\t  border: 2px solid #000;\n\t\t\t\t\t  background-color: #eee;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 5px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  padding: 16px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin: 16px 0\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container::after {\n\t\t\t\t\t  content: \"\";\n\t\t\t\t\t  clear: both;\n\t\t\t\t\t  display: table;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t  float: left;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 50%;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container span {\n\t\t\t\t\t  font-size: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 15px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t@media (max-width: 500px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  text-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  margin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  float: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Misleading.png\n\" alt=\"Avatar\" style=\"width:120px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><span>Title:<\/span>Jaguar &#8211; Caiman encounter in Brazil, Misattributed to Yala, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <strong>Fact Check By:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@factcrescendo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kalana Krishantha<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><strong>Result:<\/strong> Misleading<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/html>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=94771514696&#038;text=Please%20send%20your%20query:%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2481\" src=\"http:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Whats-app-sri-lanka-new.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel In Sri Lanka, locals are fascinated with observing wild animals and their behaviours. 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