ocelot sounds

Can Ocelots Purr?

December 13, 2018November 28, 2016 by Michael Broad

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 mean that the growl-purr is the ocelot’s version of the purr. It almost certainly …

August 16, 2014 by Michael Broad

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 America. They used to be there but are they there any longer. Perhaps these …