Jaguar
The Jaguars that live in the Tikal National Park are studied and protected by conservationists who are trying to find ways to study and save this feline from extinction. Preliminary studies indicate that in a ratio of seven kilometers, seven jaguars were observed. The first face of the study was considered a success because it was revealed that Tikal provides an effective refuge and habitat for the jaguar. According the Mayan Cosmology, the symbol of the jaguar played and important part. They were known as "Balam" or "Chac" and were attributed the virtue of power. Only people with authority used clothing made of jaguar skin. The Maya believed that the sun god transformed himself into a jaguar at night to travel to the world of the death. They also believed that their mottled skin represented the stars in universe. It is for these reasons that the figure of jaguar appear in the Mayan scultures.
