Jaguar escaped from the zoo and killed a bunch of animals and now I'm sad!
An adult male jaguar escaped his enclosure at a Louisiana zoo and killed six other animals Saturday.
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Valerio the jaguar, age three, was born in San Diego and moved to New Orleans in 2017. He killed four alpacas, an emu, and a fox before being subdued by zoo authorities.
In cases like this, a zoo may consider putting down the animal in question, but Valerio will not be.
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Despite sympathy for the lost animals, many online couldn't blame Valerio for doing what jaguars do.
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Maybe Valerio learned something.
That, or he's back in his enclosure, plotting his next escape. We hope for the sake of the zoo's remaining alpaca population that he's not.
Topics Animals
Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.
