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Word: brachyurus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...dogs have enabled the killing or capture alive of jaguars, pumas, ocelots, tapirs, giant armadillas, deer, anacondas, and a very rare Brazilian red wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus). Except for Buck and Bill whom alligators killed, the dogs escaped serious mauling by game. Old Jake, 6, their leader, had his right ear clawed by a jaguar. It had to be amputated. Old Jake was responsible for 17 jaguars, six pumas, twelve ocelots. Prior to this Matto Grosso hunt, when he lived in Arizona, he had to his credit 60 pumas. 26 black bears, two grizzlies, bobcats galore. If Old Jake comes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Hounds v. Big Game | 10/5/1931 | See Source »

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