San Blas, Nayarit - A male jaguar was born over the weekend at a wildlife management center in San Blas, Nayarit, a small town on Mexico's Pacific Coast.

The cub, which weighed 2.17 pounds, was born at 5:40 on Sunday morning, and is the first offspring of a pair of jaguars rescued in the state, the Profepa federal environmental protection agency reported.

The jaguar's parents, Diego and Jungla, were rescued by Profepa personnel at different locations in Nayarit and taken to the Crocodile Management Unit in La Palma, a community outside the city of San Blas.

Veterinarians are caring for the cub, which belongs to a species threatened by extinction, the federal environmental protection agency said.

Jaguars, Mexico's national cat, can weigh up to 130 kilos (285 pounds) and are found in the tropical jungles of the Pacific region and the southeast.