The jaguar is a cat well known in South America
I've never seen one before in real life.
Jaguar
The jaguar ("Panthera onca") is a large felid species and the only extant member of the genus "Panthera" native to the Americas. The jaguar's present range extends from Southwestern United States and Mexico in North America, across much of Central America, and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina in South America. Though there are single cats now living within the Western United States, the species has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 20th century. It is listed as Near Threatened on
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