Needless to say, a jaguar is not a pet. But, it is true that many of these beautiful animals need the help of rescuers to survive , especially if they lose their mothers when they are just babies.

The jaguar is the only one of the five current species of this genus found in America. It is also the largest felid in America and the third in the world, after the tiger (Panthera tigris) and the lion (Panthera leo).

The encounter between a jaguar and a defenseless dog is giving a lot to talk about on the networks

This was the case of a huge jaguar called Jag that impressed us a lot at Zoorprendente. Rescuers from Akwaaba Lodge, in South Africa, found him when he was just a couple of days old.

The poor feline was completely alone and clearly needed protection.

The jaguar is a solitary animal; adults are usually only found for courtship and mating.

In the world, it is only surpassed in size by two of its relatives: tigers and lions.

Luckily, this organization specializes in wild animals and they had everything necessary to give Jag the care he so desperately needed.

Contrary to what they expected, the beautiful feline turned out to be very sociable and friendly.

Anecdotal cases of socialization have been confirmed

He showed his rescuers how happy and grateful he was. Jag forged a very special relationship with his human and when he was little he even slept in the same bed next to her to wake her up every so often and ask for a well-deserved bottle.

Its roar often resembles a repetitive cough; They can also vocalize meows and growls.

She gave him all the love in the world but knew that the time was approaching when Jag would grow up and must begin to live in the larger enclosures of the sanctuary.

What worried him most was knowing that the sweet feline was very sociable and he did not want to leave him there completely alone .

Being a strict carnivore, it is a solitary and opportunistic hunter and its diet covers more than 80 different species.

That’s when it occurred to him to introduce him to his little dog: Bullet.

This sweet furry boy was also very friendly and despite his innate hunter nature, the rescuer imagined that they could become great friends.

It prefers large prey, such as tapirs, peccaries and deer, but it also hunts alligators and anacondas and does not rule out feeding on frogs, birds or fish.

The result was much better than they had expected. After just a couple of hours, Jag seemed like Bullet’s best friend.

They could spend the entire day playing and running around the sanctuary.

In some areas of their natural habitat, some specimens may specialize in capturing domestic animals.

The jaguar enjoyed his puppy years with the best possible friend, but as he continued to grow, the rescuers feared that the feline would harm him .

When the time came, they tried to start separating them but the result left them shocked.

Jag cried non-stop every time they tried to separate him from Bullet. The poor feline felt very alone and did nothing but scream and lie down waiting for his sweet friend. But to his amazement, the little dog was not far behind.

Watch in this video the interaction of the unlikely friends that impresses so many:

They struggled to keep him away but he escaped whenever he could to return to the jaguar and continue his long play sessions.

There was no choice but to resign: Bullet and Jag were destined to be great friends and share as much as possible.

Despite his enormous size, Jag always treats his good friend Bullet very delicately, and the furry boy seems to be the leader of this curious friendship that has baffled and fallen in love with so many people.