A jaguar escaped from its enclosure at a New Orleans zoo on Saturday and killed six other animals as it rampaged through the grounds.

An employee spotted the 3-year-old animal, a male named Valero, on the loose on zoo grounds around 7 a.m., an hour before the gates were scheduled to be opened for the public.

The jaguar killed four alpacas, one emu and a fox before a team of veterinarians managed to corral and sedate it, CNN reported. No humans were hurt.

“We care for these animals every day,” said zoo vice president Kyle Burks. “We closed the zoo today to help our team mourn.’’

An “after action review’’ is taking place to determine how the killer cat got free.