在巴西玛瑙斯的圣火传递活动中，一只作为“吉祥物”参加活动的美洲豹被巴西军方射杀。
An Amazon jaguar has been shot dead by the Brazilian army after participating as a 'mascot' for an Olympic torch ceremony in Manaus.
在活动中，这只名为“朱马”的雌性美洲豹距离点燃的奥运火炬只有数米之远，它脖子上绑有铁链，不能到处走动。活动结束后，它被装上一辆卡车运回动物园，但是它却逃脱了。
During the event the female jaguar - called Juma - was just yards away from the lighting of the Olympic torch, where she was held by a chain around her neck. Following the event she was taken to her zoo cage on a truck but managed to escape.
一群兽医试图重新抓捕朱马，给它打了镇静剂，但是药物却没有立即起效，据报道当时它靠近并要攻击一名士兵。
A team of vets tried to recapture Juma by firing tranquilizers but they failed to take immediate effect and she reportedly came close to attacking a soldier.
据标志就是美洲豹的亚马逊军事指挥部声称，射杀这只美洲豹是一项为了“保护士兵”的“安全措施”。
The Amazon Military Command - whose symbol is a jaguar - said the animal was shot as a 'safety procedure' to 'protect the soldier'.
朱马是CIGS动物园的一只美洲豹，该动物园是军方丛林作战训练中心的一部分，其中许多动物都是由士兵在巡逻过程中捕捉到的。
Juma was a jaguar at CIGS zoo, which is part of the army's jungle warfare-training centre and where many of the animals have been captured by soldiers on patrol.
出席活动的一个宾客说道：“这只美洲豹当时在一个隐蔽的地方，但是所有人都和她一起拍照。活动结束后，朱马被带回了它在一辆卡车上的笼子里，随后它便逃跑了。”
A guest who attended the event said: 'The jaguar was in a secluded spot, but everyone took pictures with her. When the event was over, Juma was taken to her cage, which was in a truck. It was then she ran away.'
出席该活动的理疗医师伊戈尔·西蒙斯补充说道：“这只美洲豹还和我玩耍来着，它还趴在我的背上。但是，当活动结束后它回到卡车上时，发生了什么事儿，然后它就逃跑了。”
Physiotherapist Igor Simoes, who attended the event, added: 'The jaguar played with me and was on my back. However, when she returned to the truck at the end of the ceremony, something happened and she got away.'
巴西亚马逊军事指挥部在一份声明中说道：“我们曾试图捕捉这只美洲豹，给它打了镇定剂。但是尽管这只美洲豹被击中了，它仍然向驻扎在附近的一名士兵走去。出于安全考虑，并且为了保护这名士兵和在场的驯兽员们，我们使用手枪对这只美洲豹进行了射击，它当场死亡。”
A statement issued by Brazil's Amazon Military Command said: 'Efforts were made to capture the animal by firing tranquilizers. But even though the animal was hit, it still advanced towards a soldier that was stationed nearby. As a safety procedure and aiming to protect the soldier and the handlers, a pistol was used to shoot the animal. She died at the scene.'
这起美洲豹射杀事件迅速在社交媒体上引起了滔天的怒火，人们指责军方的行为“不负责任”、“无能”。
The shooting of the jaguar was immediately met by an outpouring of anger on social media, with people accusing the army of acting 'irresponsibly' and incompetently'.
有人说道：“这只猫咪是人类的愚蠢的受害者。”
One said: 'The cat was a victim of human stupidity.'
另一则评论说道：“从这起事件中可以看出，这只美洲豹太紧张了，它本不应该出现在那儿，这是最悲哀的地方。”
Another comment read: 'You could see from the event that the poor animal was so stressed out it should never have been there…this is the saddest thing'.