A Michael Broad Blog
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 of this cat does not include any information about melanistic ocelots. Melanism is a …
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 is by humans because at one time the ocelot was the most frequently hunted …
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 in 1951, an ocelot killed in Texas weighed about 45 pounds (20 kilograms). Click …
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 associated as predator and prey with respect to animals. The animals and plants are …
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 pets? Do ocelots live in the Amazon? These questions are asked on the internet. …
Some wild cats eat fish. For some species, fish are part of their diet because they like to live near water. For example, a small but powerful wild cat which eats fish is the fishing cat. This cat is an excellent swimmer (in fact all wild cats are at least capable swimmers). It has …
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 …
“Selling ocelot fur coat” is a Google search term. People are still looking to buy one. And they are for sale on eBay. These are vintage ocelot coats. They were traded before bans were introduced. CITES and other bans are now in existence but I’d expect that trading in ocelot skins still takes place. …
