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Onça is the Brazilian translation for jaguar. So 'onça preta' is the common name in Brazil for black jaguar. The black jungle myth has many official names and even more spiritual names related most of the times to strength and power, but sometimes also to a killing machine devouring people.
'Yagua-hu' by Peruvian forest people. |
The word jaguar translated in the following countries where spotted jaguars are trying to survive: |
