In this short natural history video, you will witness a jaguar rolling around on stick we baited with "Canine call". The Jaguar does this to cover up the territorial scent of the supposed animal he/she is blocking. The glands on its face release its own scent to cover up the "Canine Call" left on the sticks.  

The big cat was minding her own business heading west on the Anteater Ridge trail when she crossed the northerly wind that was wafting words the lowlands. This immediately peaked her attention and the cover up ensued.

Few minutes went by as she rolled around, erasing the existing scent and replacing it with something more local.  Strange enough, after the scenting was done, the jaguar turned around and went back the direction she came only after depositing urine/feces a few meters from the bait site.  

The next day a family group of Collared Peccari roamed into the scent trap area. They showed wariness, curiosity and a bit of fear in the way they frantically inhale the scent left by their arch enemy. Notice the behavior of the peccaries, they are very social animals and groom themselves mutually.

The scratching action is swapping scents from glands in their body, a rump gland and a facial gland. (Possibly cleaning out the smell of jaguar from their sinuses so they will be better prepared to smell a real one close by) 

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We need your help to convince locals the forest and river is worth saving! With this new video we can say with 100% security that it is the 3rd individual Jaguar present in our 6000 hectare reserve. The third being the first animal to be drawn into a bait for observation.