Its ancestor, the small Asian mongoose, was introduced by humans to the then offshore Caribbean islands at the north of the continent, where it became a pest and overran them. When the islands became fused to the mainland the small Asian mongoose spread southwards and developed into its present jaguar-like form. Its chief prey is the tapimus.
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