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Now we belive it is proven. Four out of fifteen were completely patternless/leucistic from a jaguar to jaguar breeding. So they should be the Super Jaguars.
Unfortunately, there was only one baby alive

Morelia Inc.

YES!!!
Morelia Inc

The reason I asked is because all of the other leucistics have died. I was thinking that there might be some sort of lethal genetic mutation at work.

Is it possible that the jag parents you bred were both het. leucistic, and that this is not the "super" form of the jaguar? I would think this would make more sense. Normally a super form of an incompletely dominant trait looks like a more extreme version of the het. form. Perhaps the original male jag is het. leucistic as well, and therefore all jags are possible het. leucy.

Either way, good work. This is wonderful news. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Jake

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The spin in my head WOW, congrats Henric.

And my guy is doing great, thanks again.

MArdy

Jaguar to jaguar? Can you show some more pics on the alive one you humbly named "super jaguar"?

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I know strange variations are acknowledged based on looks, but with mutations for looks there are probably 100s that go unnoticed. Do you think that some of these look variations have harmful mutations attached? I dont' mean physically attached, but mutations that are being crossed back and forth along with the looks? No one ever talks about that stuff, but imbreeding to produce albinos and other such variations are also creating snakes and other animals that have unvariable characteristics that are not seen by the eyes. There could be organ, reproduction, growth, senses that could be adversely affected and know one will even know until it gets bad. Do you think these Leus. that all died may be harboring more than just the white look? They might have a detrimental mutation.

Matt