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00:00 The king of the jungle here, make that the queen, is this female jaguar.

00:05 Her kind can reach six feet long and weigh in at 150 pounds,

00:13 the largest terrestrial carnivore in the Amazon.

00:16 The modern jaguar evolved 500,000 years ago.

00:26 As the largest cats in the Americas, they strike terror among the animals of the forest.

00:31 Compact, muscular, and a powerful swimmer, she is every bit a predator. And she's hungry.

00:40 She can go for days without food, but she hasn't taken down a big meal in a while.

00:48 She'll happily eat 50 pounds of meat at a sitting.

00:54 Her morning rounds take her along the banks of the Tambopata River,

00:58 which flows through the heart of the reserve.

01:00 Meanwhile, the jaguar keeps watch, weighing her options.

01:06 The frolicking otters aren't easy prey.

01:12 She knows she's no match for this viciously protective family.

01:22 So she heads back into the jungle in search of a meal that won't put up quite such a fight.

01:28 A monkey would be ideal. She's an agile and stealthy climber,

01:37 but she needs the element of surprise to succeed. And that's quickly lost.

01:44 Above her, a vigilant saddleback tamarin calls out a warning.

01:52 All the monkeys within earshot react quickly.

01:56 They move high into the upper canopy, onto slighter branches that won't bear the weight of the jaguar.

02:02 Macaws join in the chorus.

02:18 Their loud squawks echoing through the forest.

02:22 While all eyes in the canopy are on the jaguar,

02:28 another stealthy killer goes unnoticed.

02:34 The female jaguar is still on the prowl.

02:38 She didn't make a kill yesterday, so it's been several days since she's eaten.

02:42 She's not choosy. More than 80 animals feature on her menu, including this odd-looking creature.

02:48 These curious animals have lived in the Amazon for three million years.

03:00 Although they're most closely related to horses and rhinos,

03:08 they look more like long-legged pigs, but with a snout like an elephant's trunk.

03:14 They're tapirs, South America's largest terrestrial mammal.

03:20 Weighing up to 660 pounds, they forage nonstop for the huge quantities of vegetation they need to survive.

03:28 They eat up to 85 pounds of plants a day,

03:34 and can live up to 25 years in the jungle,

03:38 if they can avoid falling prey to the big cats, caiman, and giant snakes that target them.

03:46 After breakfast, it's time for a dip.

03:54 Underwater, their prehensile snout becomes a snorkel.

04:01 Fast and agile swimmers, tapirs can hold their breath for three minutes,

04:05 and even walk on the bottom of the river.

04:08 The tapir scent has drawn the jaguar to the riverbank.

04:14 But that ship has sailed.

04:17 As an ambush predator, the cat prefers to pounce, not chase.

04:22 And so she moves on in search of a handier meal.

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