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Struggling jaguar rescued from Brazilian river
UPI ^ | 10/10/25 | Ben Hooper

Posted on 10/11/2025 7:06:35 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A jaguar seen struggling to swim in a Brazilian river was rescued by authorities and taken to a veterinary clinic, where it was treated for gunshot wounds.

Military police and wildlife experts created an improvised flotation device when the feline was seen struggling in the water of the Rio Negro, near Ponta Negra Beach.

(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...


TOPICS: Agriculture; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: brazil; decolonizejaguars; jaguar; piranha; pontanegrabeach; rionegro
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To: Thank You Rush

Only a heartless fool would shoot such a beautiful animal like a jaguar.


21 posted on 10/11/2025 8:26:15 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Thank You Rush

Only a heartless fool would shoot such a beautiful animal like a jaguar.


22 posted on 10/11/2025 8:26:15 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: 2nd Amendment

And deservedly so.


23 posted on 10/11/2025 8:26:28 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Dr. Sivana

As a recovering Jag owner, that was the first thing that popped into my head.


24 posted on 10/11/2025 8:35:07 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too. 😁 " - Robert Conquest )
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To: DallasBiff

Lucas Electronics fail again.


25 posted on 10/11/2025 9:37:10 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: drwoof

I’ve a;ways liked animals better than people. Happy that this Jaguar is being treated. Hope you are too.


26 posted on 10/11/2025 10:15:17 AM PDT by Veto! (-)
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To: DallasBiff

XKE?


27 posted on 10/11/2025 10:42:30 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: Veto!

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/dramatic-rescue-in-brazil-jaguar-with-multiple-gunshot-wounds-pulled-from-river/articleshow/124460324.cms

A little more detail about the rescue & the injuries.


28 posted on 10/11/2025 11:04:45 AM PDT by JayGalt (For America!)
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To: JayGalt

Thanks. Very touching story. My cat, Daisy, thinks so too.


29 posted on 10/11/2025 11:18:02 AM PDT by Veto! (-)
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