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Ocelot

Order : Carnivora
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Felinae
Species : Leopardus pardalis

This wild cat goes by the name of Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), but other names are: 'McNenney's Wildcat' and 'Painted Leopard'. They occur in South/Central America, Mexica, Caribbean and Texas. It weighs on average about 10 to 15 kilograms. It is in fact the biggest of the genus Leopardus, and is bigger than the Oncilla which stays in the same habitat.

Ocelots are nocturnal and territorial. A typical Ocelot would fight to the death when threatened, and can be very aggressive if needed. Still, it is a loner by nature, joining another only for mating purposes. Very occasionally though, when it is resting at a tree, it could share its "turf" with another Ocelot of the same sex.

In mating, a female Ocelot would find a place like a bluff or a hollow tree and their gestation lasts about seventy days, while litter size is from 2 to 4. These cats are not principally arboreal, but they have the capability. In general however, they are terrestrial animals. These cats eat a lot of things, their diet consists of birds, amphibians, birds, rodents, snakes, monkeys, poultry and even piglets. One strong trait of this cat is its vision. Even at night, their sense of sight is very sharp.

Physically, they could be considered as just another domestic kind. The fur is something very close to a jaguar's and as such, thousands and thousands in the past have been slaughtered. Right now in the United States, they could only be found in very few areas of Southern Texas.

Interesting fact: Of course we all know who Salvador Dali was, but did you know this? That he often travelled with his own Ocelot, that he even brought it a luxurious cruises on the SS France? (See also: Anecdote of Dali with Ocelot)

Facts about the ocelot

The ocelot is often referred to as one of the most beautiful of cats, with a graceful body

Habitat-Ocelots are found in all tropical forests.

The ocelot is in great demand for the fur industry, which leads to abuse of existing laws.

The Ocelot {Leopardus Pardalis} is a beautiful animal, but sadly there are only about three hundred twenty five of these endangered animals left.

The ocelots are never found in open country.

: In the USA, the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a highly endangered felid found only in a few remaini. (Full text)

An Ocelot is 36 to 54 inches long, including a tail of 11 to 16 inches to form 1/3 of its total length. (Full text)

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Leopardus pardalis is nocturnal and prefers areas of dense vegetation, from tropical forests to arid grasslands. (Full text)

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APPEARANCE Resembling the closely related margay, though twice the size, the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is of distinct appearance and beauty. (Full text)

The Belizean name for the ocelot is the same as the margay "tiger cat". (Full text)

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Resembling the closely related margay, though twice the size, the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is of distinct appearance and beauty. (Full text)

Ocelots are 20 to 40 inches long. (Full text)

The ocelot is a neotropical felid that once inhabited the dense, almost impenetrable chaparral thickets of South Texas, the Gulf coast, and the Big Thicket of eastern Texas. (Full text)

Ocelots are probably the best-known small wild cats in the United States. (Full text)

Only about twice as long as a housecat, the ocelot is an amazing climber, spending most of its time high in the trees. (Full text)

" Disappearing act Ocelots are believed to have lived as far north as Arkansas and as far west as California before the United States annexed areas of the (Full text)

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