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posted by martyb on Thursday April 04 2019, @04:07AM   Printer-friendly
from the redefining-success-parameters dept.

A jaguar ate her cub — the world's first jaguar to be born via artificial insemination — just days after its birth.

A team of veterinarians at the environmental organization Mata Ciliar in Jundiaí, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, hailed the birth as a scientific breakthrough for the conservation of the species.

The majestic felines are an endangered species, with rapidly diminishing numbers surviving in limited Amazonian territory, where 90 percent of the animals are found.

[...] "Bianca was a first-time mother and this may have influenced the outcome of the event. The veterinary team could not conduct a necropsy because the baby had already been eaten."

[...] Despite what happened to the newborn, research team leaders said they are happy with the result. They are already planning to carry out more procedures throughout this year.

https://nypost.com/2019/04/03/worlds-first-jaguar-born-by-artificial-insemination-is-eaten-by-mom/


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  • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 04 2019, @04:53AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 04 2019, @04:53AM (#824365)

    Or just didn't remember ever having sex so didn't believe it was her baby. Like Ripley.

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 04 2019, @04:59AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 04 2019, @04:59AM (#824366)

    Or the insemination was too successful and created such a wonderful offspring she just couldn't resist the urge to take a bite.

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 04 2019, @11:24AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 04 2019, @11:24AM (#824425)

      Or it was dead and this is how they honor the dead.