"Ancient Maya Captured and Traded Big Cats: Study" Topic

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Tango01

19 Sep 2018 3:01 p.m. PST

"The ancient Maya routinely captured and traded wild jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor) for symbolic and ritual purposes, according to an analysis of animal remains from the Maya city of Copan, in present-day Honduras.

Long before historical records mention Moctezuma's zoo during the Aztec occupation (1325–1521 CE), the earliest evidence of wild animal use in the New World was recovered at the site of Teotihuacan, Mexico (1–550 CE)…."
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