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Bahlam Kʼawiil
B'alam, Balam, Balaam, B'ahlam, Bahlam, Bahlum or Bolom may refer to: In Maya history and culture * A Maya language name for "jaguar"; see Jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures Maya rulers * Itzamnaaj Bʼalam (r. ca. 697), ruler of Dos Pilas (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar") * Itzamnaaj Bʼalam I (r. ca. 4thC ?), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar I") * Itzamnaaj Bahlam II (r. 647–742), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar II (the Great)") * Itzamnaaj Bahlam III (r. 769–800?), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar III") * Kan Bahlam I (r. 572–583), ruler of Palenque * Kaloomteʼ Bahlam (r. ca. 511–527), 19th dynastic ruler of Tikal (a.k.a. "Curl Head") * Kaybʼil Bʼalam (r. early 16thC), Postclassic ruler of the Mam Maya people of the northern Guatemalan highland region at the time of the Spanish conquest * Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II (r. 683–702), ruler of Palenque, son of K'inich Janaab' Pakal ("Pacal the Great") * Kʼinich Kʼukʼ Bahlam II (fl. c. 765), ruler of Palen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaguar
The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large felidae, cat species and the only extant taxon, living member of the genus ''Panthera'' that is native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the biggest cat species in the Americas and the List of largest cats, third largest in the world. Its distinctively marked Animal coat, coat features pale yellow to tan colored fur covered by spots that transition to Rosette (zoology), rosettes on the sides, although a melanistic black coat appears in some individuals. The jaguar's powerful bite allows it to pierce the Turtle shell#Carapace, carapaces of turtles and tortoises, and to employ an unusual killing method: it bites directly through the skull of mammalian prey between the ears to deliver a fatal blow to the brain. The modern jaguar's ancestors probably entered the Americas from Eurasia during the Early Pleistocene via the land bridge that once spanned the Bering Strait. Today, the jaguar's range ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
