Rio Olympics: Jaguar shot dead after torch relay

Animal rights activists condemn 'unnatural' use of big cat Juma in Brazil procession

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A jaguar who was the starring attraction of the Olympic torch relay in Brazil was shot dead shortly after the procession.

Juma, a 17-year-old female, was taken from her enclosure in a military-run zoo in the northern city of Manaus to feature in the Amazonian leg of the relay on Monday.

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