Rare U.S. Jaguar euthanized for being male

Arizona media are reporting a rare jaguar found in the U.S. was captured in February, then put to sleep the second day of March. Authorities say it was because of kidney failure. No problems less than two weeks earlier when it was put back in the wilds. Could it be it was a MALE jaguar?

This animal is so rare in the U.S., the last time one was sighted was in 1961 at the old El Conquistador Hotel in Tucson when it was on Broadway between Country Club and Alvernon. That one in 1961 was seen smoking a cigar and sipping rye whiskey on the rocks. The 2009 one probably died from have its nuts snipped like every man in the U.S. since the Equal Rights Act was amended in 1969. It was such a magnificent example of manhood it had to be eliminated.

Arizona Republic's penchant for hiring female editorial staff resulted in this headline. Check our headline to compare the mistake:

Illness forced vets to euthuanize recaptured jaguar

by Heather Hock - Mar. 2, 2009 09:55 PMThe Arizona Republic