Photos: Nicaragua zoo's 4-month-old rare albino puma

Itzae ("Gift of God" in Mayan) was born in captivity at Thomas Belt Zoo in Juigalpa

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Itzae (meaning "Gift of God" in Mayan), a four-month-old albino puma cub (Felis concolor) born in captivity last August and considered an endangered species, is pictured next to its mother at Thomas Belt Zoo in Juigalpa, Nicaragua, on November 10, 2023.
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Itzae (meaning "Gift of God" in Mayan), a four-month-old albino puma cub (Felis concolor) born in captivity last August and considered an endangered species, is pictured next to its mother at Thomas Belt Zoo in Juigalpa, Nicaragua, on November 10, 2023.
AFP
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Itzae (meaning "Gift of God" in Mayan), a four-month-old albino puma cub (Felis concolor) born in captivity last August and considered an endangered species, is pictured next to its mother at Thomas Belt Zoo in Juigalpa, Nicaragua, on November 10, 2023.
AFP
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Itzae (meaning "Gift of God" in Mayan), a four-month-old albino puma cub (Felis concolor) born in captivity last August and considered an endangered species, is pictured next to its mother at Thomas Belt Zoo in Juigalpa, Nicaragua, on November 10, 2023.
AFP
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Itzae (meaning "Gift of God" in Mayan), a four-month-old albino puma cub (Felis concolor) born in captivity last August and considered an endangered species, is pictured next to its mother at Thomas Belt Zoo in Juigalpa, Nicaragua, on November 10, 2023.
AFP
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Itzae (meaning "Gift of God" in Mayan), a four-month-old albino puma cub (Felis concolor) born in captivity last August and considered an endangered species, is pictured next to its brother at Thomas Belt Zoo in Juigalpa, Nicaragua, on November 10, 2023.
AFP
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Itzae (meaning "Gift of God" in Mayan), a four-month-old albino puma cub (Felis concolor) born in captivity last August and considered an endangered species, is pictured next to its brother at Thomas Belt Zoo in Juigalpa, Nicaragua, on November 10, 2023.
AFP
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Itzae (meaning "Gift of God" in Mayan), a four-month-old albino puma cub (Felis concolor) born in captivity last August and considered an endangered species, is pictured next to its brother at Thomas Belt Zoo in Juigalpa, Nicaragua, on November 10, 2023.
AFP
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Itzae, a three-and-a-half-month-old albino puma cub, stands in its enclosure as it is being presented to the public for the first time, at the Thomas Belt Zoo, in Juigalpa, Nicaragua November 10, 2023.
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Itzae, a three-and-a-half-month-old albino puma cub, walks in its enclosure as it is being presented to the public for the first time, at the Thomas Belt Zoo, in Juigalpa, Nicaragua November 10, 2023.
Reuters

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