A rare albino jaguarundi cub, a type of puma native to the Americas, was rescued in Colombia by emergency services. After receiving treatment from veterinarians, she was taken to a conservation park to live out her days safe from the threat of predators. The cub, a rare white-haired, red-eyed female, was found in the Aburra Valley metropolitan area of northwestern Colombia. She is the first albino of her species ever reported in the country. “Authorities worked with the volunteer fire department to rescue the feline, which was approximately four hours from an urban area,” Amalfi Municipality veterinarian Yuliany Duque told Reuters in December 2021, ahead of the cub’s arrival. “Once the feline arrives at our facilities, primary medical attention will be carried out and relevant authorities will be notified.” The cub was transferred to a conservation park in Medellin—the capital of Colombia’s mountainous Antioquia province, nicknamed the “City of Eternal Spring”—where …
Rare, Rescued Albino Jaguarundi Cub Starts Her New Life at Colombian Conservation Park
January 7, 2022
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