| The
Ocelot or Painted Leopard as it is |
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 |
| sometimes
referred to is a small but highly |
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| patterned
member of the cat family. |
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| Usually
growing to an overall length of 4 |
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| ½ft
(1.4m) and with a shoulder height of |
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| around
20 inches (50.8cm) |
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| A
fully grown male will weigh between 8 |
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| and 16
kg. |
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| The
Ocelot has short fur which varies in |
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| colour
from a creamy tawny yellow to a |
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| reddish
grey. in colour, with their |
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| under
parts and inside the limbs white. |
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| Their
markings extend length ways along |
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| both
their back and sides the backs and |
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| sides,
which gives a striped blotched |
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| look,
rather than round spots, and are |
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| bordered
black with paler centres. |
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| Ocelots
use two methods of hunting, one |
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| is to
stalk its prey, the other is to just |
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| sit
and wait for the prey to walk by, |
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| sometimes
they stay waiting for up to |
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| an
hour before moving on. |
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| There
main diet consists of rabbits, small |
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| deer,
rodents and sometimes fish. |
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| The
Ocelot is a very agile creature due |
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| to
it's small size and is also a very |
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| capable
swimmer. |
