EVER SEEN A JAGUARUNDI? RESIDENTS OF RUIDOSO BELIEVE THEY’VE BEEN SEEING ONE VISITING THEIR HOMES LATELY. ONE MAN TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL HE’D PUT OUT A TRAP FOR BIRDS, AND SAW WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A JAGUARUNDI AT THE CAGE, SPINNING IT TO REACH THE BIRD.
JAGUARUNDIS ARE SHORT-LEGGED, HAVE LONG TAILS AND AN ELONGATED BODY. THEIR COAT IS RED OR CHESTNUT COLORED AND THEY HAVE SHORT-ROUNDED EARS. THE CATS WEIGH 10 TO 20 POUNDS AND EAT SMALL ANIMALS, LIKE REPTILES, BIRDS, RODENTS, AND EVEN LARGER ANIMALS LIKE RABBITS.
