The jaguar, Panthera onca<\/strong><\/em>, is the biggest cat in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar was important in the Maya culture and they called the big cat balam<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Chichen Itza pyramid called the Castillo<\/em> there is a red jaguar statue called the jaguar throne. This chamber is no longer open to the public but the last time I visited, my wife and I were able to go inside the chamber. On the night of June 15th, a game camera located near Chichen Itza filmed two real jaguars looking at the camera. They seemed curious about it. After all, a jaguar is a kind of cat ! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are photographs of the two jaguars, taken 3 seconds apart, on a split screen: Click here<\/a> to see video of the jaguars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s a good thing the jaguars and the striking teachers didn’t get together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The ruins of the Maya city of Chichen Itza are located in eastern Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Recently the site was taken over by protesting teachers , temporarily. A few days later, on the night of June 15th, jaguars appeared on … Continue reading
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