On April 9, 2006, two Jaglion babies, Jahzara (female,) and Tsunami (male),

were (unexpectedly) born at Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary.

Please read their story:



This photo was taken by Mary just after she discovered the jaglions. In the photo are Lola, (the mom), Tsunami with her, and the dark spot in the foreground is Jahzara. It was very cold and Lola had abandoned Jahzara, who was barely breathing. Happy ending though, the kids are beautiful and healthy and turned 7 years old in

April of 2013.They truly are miracle babies.

Jazhara

Tsunami

Go see the Jaglions Photo Gallery

What is a Hybrid? A hybrid animal has parents of two different species.

A hybrid that everyone is familiar with is the mule. A mule has a donkey father

and a horse mother. The jaglions have a jaguar father and a lion mother. The

lion and jaguar are different species of the same genus Panthera in the

family Felidae (which includes all cats).

A hybrid is most often sterile and cannot produce offspring of its own.

The birth of jaglions at Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary was a surprise, to say

the very least. Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary does not breed animals and

does everything possible to ensure the animals do not reproduce on their

own. This doesn't always work.

In the case of the jaglions' parents, Lola and Diablo, every precaution was taken.

A great many people didn't think it was even possible for Lola to conceive,

but nonetheless, she was separated from Diablo each time

she came into estrus.

You may ask why the separation wasn't made permanent. Actually, this

was attempted several times over the past few years. Lola and Diablo have

always been together. They came to Bear Creek within weeks of one

another, were bottle fed in the same nursery and became constant companions.

It seemed only logical to house them together as they grew up. When they

were reaching maturity, separation was attempted, only to result in both

animals becoming very anxious and suffering depression to the point where

Lola refused to eat. After a few attempts with the same results, Lola and

Diablo remained together and, against all odds and the efforts of the Bear

Creek staff, Nature prevailed and the babies were born.

Lola and Diablo were permanently separated in 2012. They still share a fence,

and communicate daily. Lola is happy and healthy.

Tsunami and Jahzara might be the only jaglions in the world.

They are beautiful, perfect, healthy and active. It seems Nature knows its stuff.

Go see the Jaglions Photo Gallery





