[Aztlan] Ma: Jaguar-Balam, B'alam or Hix?

[Karrie Porter Brace]

I may be late in this discussion or are we still considering ' Hix ' as 
another name for large cats, esp. jaguars?  Is it the glottal stopped ' 
B'alam ' that is preferred form or ' Balam ' for the broader Maya language 
family?

Re: Man-eating felines.  While it may be uncommon, it is not unheard of to 
have man-eaters in feline populations.  Field Museum published on the Tsavo 
lions in the early 20th c (popularized by Val Kilmer's film Ghost in the 
Darkness). Many instances of large feline attacks have been reported in the 
Americas and the Old World. No Masai would be without his spear and some 
made sure that my archaeologist friends had a spear hand when working in 
Kenya.

Heck, even my cat, Sam, will try to take a bite out of me if he thinks 
dinner is late.  A while back PBS did a special on housecat behavior 
replicating large feline group behavior.  Interesting that some things may 
be inherent in the family\genus, let alone the species! (Which may make 
sense when we consider some primate behavior!)

Karrie Porter Brace, La Pelirroja Peligrosa
Why is it that everyone seems normal until you get to know them?

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