The Ancient Maya Kept Big Cats in Captivity as Early as 400 BC

We have an interesting “big cats in archaeology” news short
for you today, as a recent study has indicated that as early as 400 BC, the
ancient Maya of Central America had big cats that they kept in captivity.




Some of the ruins at Ceibal, Guatemala.Photo by Chixuy (2006) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.





The first physical evidence of the Maya having a captive big cat


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