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Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal facts: Jaguar

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The name Jaguar is derived from the Native American word yaguar, which means "he who kills wit one leap." Also known as Panthera onca, the Jaguar is the largest and one of the most powerful, yet illusive, cats in the Western Hemisphere. It is not surprising that the Jaguar was once worshipped as a godly creature by cultures including the Aztecs, the Amazonians, and the Mayas. The Maya believed that the Jaguar's pelt symbolized the night sky, while the Aztecs fed the hearts of sacrificial victims to the big cats. Meanwhile, the Amazonian culture felt that the Jaguar was connected to the spi...

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