Big cats have all manner of impressive skills, from being the apex predator to the ancestor of modern humans, to surviving in all manner of habitats. Now a jaguar has broken a record by swimming six times the previous distance thought to be possible for the species. The mainland showing the location of camera traps along with two possible swimming routes to the island. While there is no evidence the jaguar used the islet, the team think the minimum longest distance the jaguar swam was 1.27 kilometers (0.7 miles), nearly six times the previous known longest distance for swimming for this big cat species. These choices reflect the idea that when the ecological pressures are strong enough, these powerful big cats can negotiate large bodies of water.