There are only about 60 ocelots left in the USA. They were nearly all killed for their exotic coat. Remember those days of exotic fur coats? Well they were often the product of hundreds of thousands of dead ocelots. Sad. … please continue reading
No, ocelots can’t be black based on current knowledge. I have looked high and low for pictures and information about melanistic or black ocelots and I have found nothing. I have the best book on wild cats and the description … please continue reading
I’ll quote from the best source about wild cats. “Although primarily nocturnal, ocelots also hunt during the daytime, especially on cloudy and rainy days; they may become completely nocturnal in areas where they are hunted.” The reference to being hunted … please continue reading
The ocelot is a medium-sized species of wild cat. They are similar in size to the American bobcat. Most ocelots weigh between eight and ten kilograms. Although in reference to “Unusual record of the ocelot in Texas” by WB Davis … please continue reading
The answer must be because ocelots are part of the biome that exists in the rainforests of Central and South America. A ‘biome’ is a community of animals and plants living in a certain place and they are linked or … please continue reading
I am going to answer the following questions about the ocelot: Do ocelots live in groups? Do ocelots live in Texas? Do ocelots sleep? Do ocelots swim? Do ocelots live in the rainforest? Do ocelots growl? Do ocelots make good … please continue reading
Ocelots don’t purr in my opinion, having researched the subject. They do create a sound that could be described as a purr-growl under circumstances which might induce a domestic cat to purr. It is a harsh sound. This does not … please continue reading
The trouble in answering the question, “Are there ocelots in Texas?”, is that we don’t know for sure because even when you check with the most authoritative sources you get rather vague answers. The most authoritative source currently on the … please continue reading
There is a dearth of information on ocelot sounds but what I can gather together, is here. The ocelot is one of the better known small wild cat species. They say that there may some in the very south of … please continue reading
“Ocelot Domestic Cat” is incorrect. People are getting mixed up between the ocelot and the Ocicat. The ocelot is a small, beautifully patterned, wild cat species living in Central and South America and at one time in the south of … please continue reading
