He's one of the most famous animals ever in Belize - but Junior Buddy the jaguar is no more. The big cat passed yesterday evening due to heart failure. He had a very public life, an animal raised in captivity as a poster boy for jaguar education in Belize.
We've attended his birth celebrations for most of the 12 years he lived and for a look back we go as far as 2009, and as close as 2018. Here's more:
And while he seemed to have an encouraging prognosis there, Buddy died within two years of that report. A press release from the Belize Zoo says "The exact cause of the heart failure remains unknown until further diagnostic testing is conducted." They add that Plans are being made for another Belize Zoo Jaguar to take on the role of Jaguar Ambassador.
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