Other Common Names: Dwarf Leopard
Anatomy: The ocelot is 25 to 40 inches in length, with a tail that is 10 to 20 inches. It has large front paws, smooth fur, and can be cream, brown, or grey, and is marked with black rosettes.
Diet: The ocelot eats small animals such as frogs, lizards, turtles, birds, fish, and other rodents.
Behavior: A nocturnal animal, the ocelot is territorial. They have extremely good night vision, and their main predators are cougars and jaguars.
Habitat: The ocelot is found in southern Texas, a small eastern portion of Mexico, all of Central America, and all the way until Argentina.
Facts: Ocelots are kept as pets; Salvador Dali had one. The Moche people of Peru worshipped the ocelot.
Anatomy: The ocelot is 25 to 40 inches in length, with a tail that is 10 to 20 inches. It has large front paws, smooth fur, and can be cream, brown, or grey, and is marked with black rosettes.
Diet: The ocelot eats small animals such as frogs, lizards, turtles, birds, fish, and other rodents.
Behavior: A nocturnal animal, the ocelot is territorial. They have extremely good night vision, and their main predators are cougars and jaguars.
Habitat: The ocelot is found in southern Texas, a small eastern portion of Mexico, all of Central America, and all the way until Argentina.
Facts: Ocelots are kept as pets; Salvador Dali had one. The Moche people of Peru worshipped the ocelot.
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