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| SAO PAULO – A resident of Campo Limpo Paulista got quite a scare on Thursday morning, when leaving for work, he came face to face with a jaguar in his garage. Frightened, the resident went back inside and called the Municipal Guard (GM) and firefighters.
Jaguar in Garage (Photo: G1 SP)
According to the GM, the animal was very agitated when they arrived. It jumped a six-meter (20 foot) wall and escaped. Firefighters searched the neighborhood but didn’t find the animal.
Campo Limpo Paulista is a municipality located in the interior of Sao Paulo state, about 53 km (33 miles) from the capital. It has a (2003) population of about 75,000. Encounters with wildlife are not unusual in the state.
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Source(s) for this article: G1 SP
I think this is not a jaguar. I think it is what we call a puma or mountain lion. The markings are of a Puma and not a Jaguar. Usually a Jaguar has different color markings and is a darker color, such as black. The head is also flatter on a jaguar. Thank you for publishing Brasil news in English. My Portuguese is not so good yet, but I am learning.