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Hunt For the Shadow Cat

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  • Boone Smith with 6 year old male jaguar, Wilson.
  • Boone Smith with a sedated 6 year old male jaguar, Wilson
  • Host Boone Smith. A native of Idaho, Boone is the fourth generation of his family to track wild animals. This time, he is after a more elusive cat than he is used to, the Jaguar.
  • Boone Smith in dugout canoe. A former white water rafting, kayak, and fishing guide, Boone is familiar with whatever paddle is placed in front of him.
  • Mayan Scout/Tracker, David Tzull. The hazards of Belize's jungles are put to the test in this hunt for one of the world's most elusive cats.
  • Dr. Howard Quigley, 6 year old male jaguar Wilson and Boone Smith.
  • A female Jaguar. To reveal the secrets of the most mysterious of all big cats, a crack team of biologists hire one of the U.S.A's finest trackers to locate, capture and film wild jaguars using all means necessary.
  • A female Jaguar in the shadows. The efforts of Boone Smith and company bring light to the lives of Jaguars never before recorded.
  • A full moon at Sao Bento Ranch in Pantanal, Brazil.
  • A cowboy at Sao Bento Ranch in Pantanal, Brazil.
  • 6 year old male jaguar Wilson's claws.
  • Boone Smith on Cuiaba River.
  • Boone Smith in a cave.
  • Boone Smith beside a small plane.
  • Boone Smith assists with recollaring a jaguar.
  • Recollaring a 3-year-old male jaguar.
  • Dawn at the Sao Bento Ranch.
  • Entrance to the Painted Cave at Runaway Creek.
  • The 6-year-old male jaguar Wilson's teeth.
  • Boone walking near jaguar tracks.
  • Boone Smith, Omar Figueroa and Howard Quigley.
  • Boone Smith in a canoe.
  • A jaguar crouching behind tall grasses and leaves.
  • A jaguar paw.
  • Close-up of jaguar teeth.
  • A jaguar track shown with a man's hand to give perspective to the size of the paw.
  • Boone Smith with jaguar tracks.

  • Sleeping Jaguar

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Boone Smith with 6 year old male jaguar, Wilson.

  • Sneaky Sedation

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Boone Smith with a sedated 6 year old male jaguar, Wilson.

  • Boone Smith

    Photograph by NGT

    Host Boone Smith. A native of Idaho, Boone is the fourth generation of his family to track wild animals. This time, he is after a more elusive cat than he is used to, the Jaguar. 

  • Experienced Paddler

    Photograph by NGT

    Boone Smith in dugout canoe. A former white water rafting, kayak, and fishing guide, Boone is familiar with whatever paddle is placed in front of him. 

  • Mayan Scout

    Photograph by NGT

    Mayan Scout/Tracker, David Tzull. The hazards of Belize's jungles are put to the test in this hunt for one of the world's most elusive cats. 

  • Two Guys and a Jaguar

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Dr. Howard Quigley, 6 year old male jaguar Wilson and Boone Smith.

  • Mysterious Jaguar

    Photograph by NGT

    A female Jaguar. To reveal the secrets of the most mysterious of all big cats, a crack team of biologists hire one of the U.S.A's finest trackers to locate, capture and film wild jaguars using all means necessary.

  • Shadow Cat

    Photograph by NGT

    A female Jaguar in the shadows. The efforts of Boone Smith and company bring light to the lives of Jaguars never before recorded.

  • Brazilian Full Moon

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    A full moon at Sao Bento Ranch in Pantanal, Brazil.

  • Wrangling the Herd

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    A cowboy at Sao Bento Ranch in Pantanal, Brazil.

  • Claw Check-up

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    6 year old male jaguar Wilson's claws.

  • Misty Boat Ride

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Boone Smith on Cuiaba River.

  • Narrow Cave

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Boone Smith in a cave.

  • Ready For Takeoff

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Boone Smith beside a small plane.

  • Collaring a Jaguar

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Boone Smith assists with recollaring a jaguar.

  • A New Collar

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Recollaring a 3-year-old male jaguar.

  • Dawn in Brazil

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Dawn at the Sao Bento Ranch.

  • The Painted Cave

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Entrance to the Painted Cave at Runaway Creek.

  • What Big Teeth You Have

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    The 6-year-old male jaguar Wilson's teeth.

  • Following the Tracks

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Boone walking near jaguar tracks.

  • Indoor Tracking

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Boone Smith, Omar Figueroa and Howard Quigley.

  • Quiet Canoe Trip

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Boone Smith in a canoe.

  • Crouching Jaguar

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    A jaguar crouching behind tall grasses and leaves.

  • Powerful Paw

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    A jaguar paw.

  • Dirty Teeth

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Close-up of jaguar teeth.

  • Paw vs. Hand

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    A jaguar track shown with a man's hand to give perspective to the size of the paw.

  • Tracking a Jaguar

    Photograph by NGT / Clare Dornan

    Boone Smith with jaguar tracks.

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