Find the Jaguar at:

Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052

For directions and general information,
please call: 718.638.5000

You can print this page and bring it to the BMA to explore the Hall of the Americas in person. Remember to bring a pencil!

Find the Jaguar in the case marked on the map.

The Aztecs knew jaguars to be strong, fierce hunters. Does this jaguar seem scary? Why or why not?

Look closely at this sculpture. Now draw it on the other side of this page. Remember to include any details that you see.

Find another animal figure in this gallery and compare it to the Jaguar. Is it bigger or smaller? Is the animal a mammal? A fish? A bird? A reptile? Draw it next to your jaguar.