Two jaguars, mother and cub, were seen crossing the Guaporé River, near the Quilombola district of Pedras Negras, on the border between Brazil and Bolivia.
The images were recorded by a team from the State Secretariat for Environmental Development (Sedam), during a routine inspection in the region.
The Environmental Protection Coordinator, Marcos Trindade, who recorded the jaguars swimming across the river, said that the animals were fleeing a forest fire that was occurring on the Bolivian side.
Marcos says that there are currently large forest fires in the region, both on the Brazilian and Bolivian sides, and this causes the animals to flee in search of shelter in safe places.
Biologist Rafael Augusto Fonseca explains that jaguars are directly related to flooded areas and aquatic environments, especially in the Pantanal.
According to Rafael, in the Guaporé River region there is an ecotone area of biomes, where the Amazon Rainforest, the Cerrado and the Pantanal meet.

Fonte: Agência Amazônia