This statue outside the United Nations was created to depict a "guardian of peace and security." According to the United Nations Twitter page: “A guardian for international peace and security sits on the visitor’s plaza outside #UN Headquarters. The guardian is a fusion of jaguar and eagle and donated by the government of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is created by artists Jacobo and Maria Angeles” Sidenote: The artists Jacobo and Maria Angeles are well known for their work on the Disne