In 1975, a strange cat was shot in Paraguay. After it was killed, Juan Acavar, a zoologist, examined it. What he concluded it was is amazing.
Acavar said that the cat had foot-long saber teeth in its mouth. Now, the only cats known to have that were the saber-toothed cats which are supposed to have gone extinct thousands of years ago. Acavar thought that the cat was a living saber-tooth, to be specific, a smilodon.
It is said that, fearing ridicule for saying he had seen an animal supposed to be extinct, Acavar instead said that the cat was a "mutant jaguar." But was it really?
If anyone out there knows more about this strange cat seen by Juan Acavar in 1975, let me know!
Acavar said that the cat had foot-long saber teeth in its mouth. Now, the only cats known to have that were the saber-toothed cats which are supposed to have gone extinct thousands of years ago. Acavar thought that the cat was a living saber-tooth, to be specific, a smilodon.
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| Charles R. Knight Smilodon painting, 1903 |
It is said that, fearing ridicule for saying he had seen an animal supposed to be extinct, Acavar instead said that the cat was a "mutant jaguar." But was it really?
If anyone out there knows more about this strange cat seen by Juan Acavar in 1975, let me know!
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