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Cool crafts
Make a mask:
black jaguar
Have fun becoming a big cat with our easy craft
Are you feline fine?
Are you ready to pad, prowl and pounce, just like these forest predators? Jaguars are usually recognised by their golden fur covered in spots (known as rosettes). But some of these big cats are born with extra dark fur, which is a condition known as melanism (pronounced ‘mell-ah-nizum’). They’ve still got their rosettes underneath, though! Ask a grown-up to download and print the mask template, then follow the instructions on it to cut it out and stick it together.

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Black jaguar mask template
Click the ‘download’ button for the template