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Ocelots
Ocelots, also known as dwarf leopards, are native to the dense forests and undergrowth of extreme southern Texas, Mexico and much of both Central and South America. These cats, which are found in the genus Leopardus along with eight other small cats, are nocturnal hunters and fiercely territorial. Once considered Vulnerable because of the demand for their fur, they are now considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
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In what climates do ocelots live?
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Ocelots Live In South America, Central America And EXTREMELY Small Parts Of South U.S.A. The Countries Or States That Ocelots Live In Are Mainly Brazil, Peru, Costa Rica, Mexico And Extremely South Parts Of California Or Better, Texas.
Are ocelots nocturnal?
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Caimans, jaguars, and anacondas may take them if they can catch them.
Do ocelots mate?
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No. Ocelots are placental mammals, meaning they give birth to live young.
The only egg-laying mammals (monotremes) are platypuses and echidnas.
Is an ocelot an herbivore or a carnivore?
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Yes, all members of the family Carnivora are carnivores.
What 5 things you need to survive on venus?
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Humans could not survive on another planet because they are all too hot, cold, dense, or far away.
What are the ocelot's relatives?
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The jaguarundi is the closest Puma relative; however, there are currently 6 recognized subspecies of Puma concolor:
P. c. cougar: North America
P. c. costaricensis: Central America
P. c. capricornensis: eastern South America
P. c. concolor: northern South America
P. c. cabrerae: central South America
P. c. puma: southern South America.
Who are the ocelot's relatives?
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The ancestor to the ocelot appeared around 8 million years ago, but is not classified by name. This ancestor is also an ancestor of the puma and house cats.
How are some ways you can help the ocelot cat?
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Contact organizations that would insist on stopping the habitat destruction going on in the rainforest, and make a donation to the world wildlife fund. The cat is doing well at present, but its habitat must be preserved for it, and all creatures of the rainforest.
Are ocelots dangerous?
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They should be concidered dangerous in the wild due to unpredictable behaviour. However they are generally too small too attack humans, but they can.
What are the special features of an ocelot?
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Owls have a few special features.
- Silent Feathers
Owl wing feathers are stiff on the leading edge and fringed on the trailing edge. This affects the way the air flows over the wings, preventing whistling sounds that birds make when they swoop in flight.
This makes them silent and deadly attackers to unsuspecting prey on the ground.
The feathers can also glide over one another silently due to the velvet-like texture. This is useful for avoiding detection by prey which have super-sensitive hearing.
Owl feathers and wings have been studied extensively by aerodynamic corporations in the process of designing silent and stealth aircraft.
- Sensitive Ears
The feathered facial discs surrounding the eyes of the owl also have hidden ear openings. The dish shape acts as a satellite disc, reflecting sounds and amplifying them. By tipping or turning its head, an owl can "tune in" to sounds made my even the tiniest prey and locate them. They also have asymmetrical ear openings that are capable of detecting even the faintest of sounds.
Once an owl has "tuned in" to its prey and pin-pointed its exact location, it can swoop down and grab the prey with perfect precision.
- Powerful Eyes
The eyes of the owl are extremely large considering their body size. Owl eyes point forward and are immovable, which provides binocular vision. The owls ability to rotate its head almost 360 degrees compensates for not being able to actually move their eyes.
They can see perfectly clearly in both day and night. In complete darkness their pupils are able to see objects that humans and most other animals would miss.
Contrary to popular belief, owls do not have night vision. They just have extremely powerful eyes.
- Complex Digestion
Owls have one of the most complex digestive systems in the animal world.
Their digestive system actually "sorts" through the food the owl swallows. The system identifies useful digestible material such as flesh and digests it. Any indigestible material, such as bones, are transformed into a pellet (or casting) and regurgitated.
- Razor Talons
Owls have razor sharp talons (claws) with an incredible grip for a bird.
Their talons are versatile and long as well as very sharp, they can grip prey with three front and one rear or two forward and two rear talons.
Once an owl snatches its prey in those talons, there is virtually no escape.
- Sharp Bill
Owls have a very sharp bill (beak).
Despite having razor-sharp claws, the owl does not usually use them to deliver the final death blow to prey. Instead, they use their sharp hooked bill/beak to slice, bash or decapitate the prey to death.
Which animals are shy and don't come near humans?
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almost any wild creature that I encounted:)
Most flying bugs...
And dogs usually.
And baby-animals of any kind.
Actually, a lot of "stupid" animals aren't really afraid of humans now that I think of it. Chickens, Ducks, Parrots...
What is the difference between Lynx and other cats?
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Bigger then some cats but smaller then others
WHAT TYPE of climate does an ocelot live in?
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The ocelot's habitat is widely distributed over central and South America, and are occasionally sighted in southern Texas (in other words, the climate can range from desert to rainforest).
Does an ocelot hibernate?
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Only animals living in cold-winter areas might need to hibernate, but members of the cat family, like the ocelot, do not hibernate even then. They are capable of hunting and feeding during the winter.
Ocelots do not live where there are cold winters, so they have no need to hibernate, at all.
So your answer is, "Ocelots do not hibernate".
What animals do ocelots eat?
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Like other wild cats the ocelot is a carnivore (meat eater) and cunning predator. However, unlike many other wild cats, they generally only hunt prey that is smaller than themselves. They use their good vision, including remarkable night vision, and sense of smell to hunt prey. They are usually solitary hunters, but will sometimes hunt together. The largest part of their diet is made up of rodents, rabbits, and opossums. They will also eat lizards, turtles, frogs, crabs, birds and fish. Interestingly, ocelots will also eat grass and this can make up to 20% of their diet.
Do snakes eat ocelots?
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a solid Snake (lol) any type of snake that is small enough for them to eat
Why do animals and humans need soil?
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they are called soil animals because they like the natural coolness that the soil provides for them
Why did the ocelots become endangered?
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Another view: The ocelot is not an endangered species, it is listed as a species of least concern by the IUCN.
Their number are around 200 . It was classified a "vulnerable" endangered species from 1972 until 1996, but is now rated "least concern" by the 2008 IUCN Red List but that still low
Technichally there are 11 species, only one is endangered, and it is in a small area of southern Texas.
