jaguar

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A notorious exotic animal dealer who sold a jaguar cub in Riverside was sentenced to six months’ probation Monday, federal prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025

A California man paid $1,000 to rent a jaguar for an hour-long photo shoot.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

The animals, he remarked, “were very tame,” which he attributed to “the jaguar having been banished for some years.”

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

The radio alerted Ian that a jaguar had been spotted prowling a tributary of the São Lourenço river.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024

Like the lion in Africa, the jaguar is the king of the South American jungle, and the American Museum of Natural History wanted one for its collection.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple