Male jaguars do not participate in raising their young. Once a female gives birth, she'll care for her cubs (usually two) until they are 2 years old.
As solitary mothers, female jaguars must provide everything for their growing cubs while protecting them from other predators in the rainforest, including male jaguars. However, the cubs aren't ready to face forest life immediately following birth.
Shortly after birth, female jaguars move their first litter of cubs—usually two, but as many as four—from place to place. The males of the species are known to kill jaguar cubs.