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Mike C. and Acquarella

by Magia

11/15/2004, 8:24 AM

This post got me thinking and I did a quick Google search for it. It turns out you are both right!

Nombre científico (scientific name) : Leo onca.
Otros nombres vulgares (commonly know as): Jaguar. Tigre. Tigre americano. Overo. Tigre overo. Nahuel. Uturunco.
http://www.barrameda.com.ar/animales/yaguaret.htm

It so happens that in the Mapuche civilisation and many other Native American civilisations a Cougar is an American Tiger. Specifically, in the Mapuche language, Nahuel means "tiger", the American kind of tiger which is also a Jaguar = cougar.

You can verify this information simply by googling "Tigre Americano"

Hope this helps,
Magia.

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- Mike C +1

11/15/2004, 12:02 PM

Jaguars and cougars are different species. The cougar is also called puma, mountain lion, or panther and lives in North and South America. The jaguar lives only in South America.

It seems that nahuel refers to the jaguar, so there is an error in the database.

- Magia

11/15/2004, 10:03 PM

Yes, my mistake

I went back to read my statement. A jaguar is hardly a Cougar, in ANY civilisation... Cougar=Jaguar...?!?!?!...-Why did I say that?- (I wonder as I hold my chin and lift my left eyebrow...) -I must go practice my translating skills!-

Here is my re-vindication: It seems that nahuel refers to the jaguar, so there is an error in the data base (just kidding)

Here: cougar: 1 noun puma m. (I rather admit to being wrong, unlike SOME characters ...)

This message was edited 11/15/2004, 10:04 PM

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