Animals

Junior Jaguar

The jaguar (Panthera onca) is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. It is a near threatened species and unfortunately its numbers are declining. The following photo shows a three-year-old jaguar kept at the Belize Zoo.

Junior Jaguar Belize Zoo

Photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen.

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Sara is a medical student who loves cute animals. She is the editor-in-chief of CosmoBC's Cute Animals blog.

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