Felis onca 18 October 1971 Nr. San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico now, but one can learn to distinguish. Young born any month. He had two jaguars in outdoor cages, with pipe passage between. Both fine shape. O[illegible] taken in May about 1967, when a col about 1 month old. 4 taken 7 December 1965, when about a year old. About 1968, when 4-5 yrs old, she had 2 young, alive, but ate both. A year less later she had two, one dead) but other survived well. Next year she had one, weeks put on bottle, died at (1/2 mos. [Illegible] evident to visitor in late Dec.] 1971), now pregnant with two; expect birth in early November. Kept separate (O & ?) except when breeding. Then 4 nervous! He has pictures of O mounting ?. More roaring in breeding time. He knew of no more than one estrus/yrs, (but became pregnant). Pena seemed reliable and willing to talk. He had Leopold book, he said, tho disagreed with taxonomy, etc., and also B. Vello's bat book. Had read much of Parade, plus hunting magazines. 23 October 1971. Again talked w. Pena. He said when breeding male mounted ? many times, for several days. Formerly (30+ yrs.) nearly always saw jaguar on road to San Blas. Diminution largely because of cutting forests, and animals better hidden when present. He said tigers ranged widely, from here to Compostela, for example, and did not have small range (as Ferraris thought) [perhaps special case where fluctuating water and food, in swamps]. He thought 2-4 ? & ? & per male. Food, by stomach exam, included many iguanas, also