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Milwaukee County Zoo displays new jaguar cubs

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 10:07 p.m.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee County Zoo is displaying jaguar cubs for the first time since 1975.
Visitors had only previously been able to watch the three-month old brothers through a web camera. They made their debut on Wednesday.

They are important because they’re introducing new genes to the endangered species’ captive population. Unlike most zoo babies, their father, Pat, was born in the wild.

He was captured in Central America after being deemed a problem for attacking cattle. He also has a book named after him, “Pat the Great Cat: A Jaguars Journey,” which was written by children in Milwaukee and Belize as part of a literacy program.

One cub will be named in a local contest and the other will be named by children from Belize who helped with the book.

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nicksmom
Feb 18, 2013 at 2:42 p.m.
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My sentiments exactly! Way to give us pics.

PackDaddy
Feb 17, 2013 at 10:31 a.m.
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Any and all incompetant journalists....the Janesville Gazette is now accepting applications. Wouldnt want to go the extra mile and attach a pic...that would make sense.

skinnypuppy
Feb 17, 2013 at 7:45 a.m.
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Thanks for the link!

jocose
Feb 17, 2013 at 7:03 a.m.
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Hope I don't get in trouble for posting a link to pictures of the cubs... http://www.milwaukeezoo.org/news/2012/ja...

jocose
Feb 17, 2013 at 7 a.m.
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Whatever you do, don't include any pictures in your article. That could cause someone to mistake the Gazette for a newspaper.

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