The jaguar, "king of the jungle" according to Maya

Brut America

It's the biggest cat in America. Yet, it manages to go unnoticed. Several governments and associations are trying to locate it to ensure its protection.   With The Explorers.

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00:30Tatabalam is the name of the jaguar that means king, king of the jungle and that's, that's

00:41very impressive.

00:42Obviously we know that the animal is important, he's sacred and the Maya revere them and they're

00:48powerful.

00:49Everyone wants to have a part of the spirit of the jaguar with them.

00:56We've got about 15 cameras out right now and we will see if any of them happen to cross

01:07the path.

01:08I've put the cameras in locations that I think are good crossing sections.

01:32Jaguars are a keystone species, so where you find jaguars and you protect a jaguar, you

01:37protect everything that either they eat or that live in the same area.

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