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Ocelot
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Ocelot Description |
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Typically
cat like in its lifestyle, the Ocelot is extremley adaptable
by nature. It inhabits a wide range of habitats from
humid forests to dry scrubland-as long as there is dense
cover provided by vegetation. Mainly terrestrial, it
also climbs , jumps, and swims well, and rests by day
in a tree hollow or on a branch. A nocturnal hunter
, the Ocelot has a variety of prey such as rodents,
birds, lizards, fish, bats, young deer, monkeys, armadillos,
anteaters, and turtles.
The Ocelot has a beautiful coat witha distinctive pattern
of dark ''rosettes'' over its tawny yellow to reddish
gray coat. Two black stripes mark its cheeks, and its
tail is ringed.
In the 1960s and 1970s, around 200,000 Ocelots were
lost to the fur trade each year. Protected in much of
its range, the Ocelot's numbers have risen- although
it is now threatened by deforestation. |
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