Jaguar Cub Named

The new jaguar cub has been named Maya! The name was selected through a naming contest sponsored by The Palm Beach Post, Jaguar Palm Beach, The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, and palmbeachpost.com. The winning name was submitted by David Lipps of Stuart. David has won dinner for six at the zoo catered by The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach with special access to the cub, a one-year membership in the zoo’s Big Cat Society, and a framed jaguar cub birth certificate.

Maya was born on October 28, 2008 and is the third jaguar cub born at the Palm Beach Zoo. Jaguars are an endangered species due to habitat loss and hunting. The Palm Beach Zoo has named the jaguar as its first "Priority Species for Conservation."