 Common name › Ocelot  Scientific name › Leopardus pardalis  Weight › On average lbs  Body length › inches  Size relative to a 6ft 2in man

 Mates year-round  About 70 days after mating, female gives birth to one to three young  Live more than 20 years  Lives in tropical warm areas  reach adult size at about 8-10 months old.  They disperse from the natal range at approximately two years of age.  An ocelot is sexually mature at 18 months

 Ocelot is a group animal  It is grouped with › Margay › Tiger – cat into the sub genus Leopardus

 Can be found in Arizona and Texas south to Argentina  Found in very diverse habitats including › Rain forest › Montane forest › Thick bush › Semi-desserts › Costal marsh › Along river banks but never in open country

 When mating, the female will find a den in a cave in a rocky bluff, a hollow tree, or a dense (preferably thorny) thicket

 Has been hunted for its fur  Deforestation in much of its habitat  Destruction for agriculture  Pet trade

 International trade is banned under the Appendix I and the U.S. Endangered Species List  Translocation  Preservation of brush habitat and the creation of corridors between remaining habitat patches  Building of road underpasses  Banning of traps and snares

 Project Wild Cats of Brazil launched in 2004 › Aim to improve knowledge of these small cats and so provide a baseline conservation of species such as the ocelot  Zoos

 11 th Annual Ocelot Festival in Harlingen, Texas  Naples Zoo is a nonprofit organization cooperating in conservation programs both in and outside the wild for endangered species.

Frozen Embryo from Ocelot

 First Ocelot kitten produced by embryo transfer

1. What is an Ocelot’s size relative to? a. 6ft 2 man b. 5ft 2 man c. a baby 2. There are 217 Ocelot’s world wide. a. True b. False

3. The Ocelot is only endangered because of its fur. a. True b. False 4. Where can the Ocelot be found? a. Arizona b. Texas c. both a & b

5. Is the Ocelot a group or pack animal? a. group b. pack c. both

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