Endangered Animals in North America
Ocelot (Leopardus Pardalis)
What do ocelots look like?
- 28-35 inches (70-90 cm) (Nat Geo)
- 24-35 pounds (11-16 kg) (Nat Geo)
- Variations of colors (USFWS)
- Dark eyelashes (USFWS)
- Spotted fur (like cheetah spots) (USFWS)
- Fur grows in a reversed direction (ARK)
Image to the right: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sometimesong/4234585123/
What do ocelots eat and how have they adapted?
- Eats many rodents, small deer, monkeys, and tortoises. (UMMZ)
- Gets eaten by a few big animals (UMMZ)
- Nocturnal (UMMZ)
- Good hearing and eyesight (UMMZ)
- Very territorial and solitary (UMMZ)
- "Mews" and "yowls" to attract mates (UMMZ)
- Good trackers (UMMZ)
- Eat at kill site (UMMZ)
- Pointed teeth (Nat Geo)
- Raspy tongue (Nat Geo)
- Adapt to humans habitats (Nat Geo)
- Coats change in different climates (Nat Geo)
- Big paws and feet (Nat Geo)
What is the ocelot's habitat like?
- Every central and southern american country except Chile (ARK)
- Southeastern U.S. (Texas and Arizona) (UMMZ)
- Dense vegetation cover (UMMZ)
- Elevations below 1,200 meters (UMMZ)
Why are ocelot's endangered? Whats being done to help them?
- Used to live in Louisiana and Arkansas, now only in Texas and Arizona (UMMZ)
- Habitat loss (UMMZ)
- Forest clearing (ARK)
- High fur demand in 1960-1980 (UMMZ)
- At least 200,000 killed for fur trade (ARK)
- Popular as exotic pets (UMMZ)
- In 1975 CITES outlawed fur trade (UMMZ)
- Black market furs still being sold (ARK)
- Suggesting translocation (ARK)
- Suggesting banning traps and snares (ARK)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/sometimesong/4234585143/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ucumari/5804994853/
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