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Ecology 2 nd Period Banetra S. Lawrence

Ocelot. Ecology 2 nd Period Banetra S. Lawrence. Common name Ocelot Scientific name Leopardus pardalis. Weight On average 24-34 lbs Body length 28-35 inches Size relative to a 6ft 2in man. Life of an Ocelot. Mates year-round

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Ecology 2 nd Period Banetra S. Lawrence

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  1. Ocelot Ecology 2nd Period Banetra S. Lawrence

  2. Common name • Ocelot • Scientific name • Leopardus pardalis • Weight • On average 24-34 lbs • Body length • 28-35 inches • Size relative to a 6ft 2in man

  3. Life of an Ocelot • Mates year-round • About 70 days after mating, female gives birth to one to three young • Live more than 20 years • Lives in tropical warm areas • reach adult size at about 8-10 months old. • They disperse from the natal range at approximately two years of age. • An ocelot is sexually mature at 18 months

  4. Group or Pack Animal? • Ocelot is a group animal • It is grouped with • Margay • Tiger – cat into the sub genus Leopardus

  5. Habitat • Can be found in Arizona and Texas south to Argentina • Found in very diverse habitats including • Rain forest • Montane forest • Thick bush • Semi-desserts • Costal marsh • Along river banks but never in open country

  6. Habitat When mating, the female will find a den in a cave in a rocky bluff, a hollow tree, or a dense (preferably thorny) thicket

  7. Diet of an Ocelot The ocelot’s diet includes Mice Rabbits Rats Birds Snakes Lizards Fish Frogs

  8. Why is the Ocelot Endangered? • Has been hunted for its fur • Deforestation in much of its habitat • Destruction for agriculture • Pet trade

  9. Protection • International trade is banned under the Appendix I and the U.S. Endangered Species List • Translocation • Preservation of brush habitat and the creation of corridors between remaining habitat patches • Building of road underpasses • Banning of traps and snares

  10. Protection • Project Wild Cats of Brazil launched in 2004 • Aim to improve knowledge of these small cats and so provide a baseline conservation of species such as the ocelot • Zoos

  11. How rare is this cat? 217 worldwide 108 being in the U.S.

  12. Fact • 11th Annual Ocelot Festival in Harlingen, Texas • Naples Zoo is a nonprofit organization cooperating in conservation programs both in and outside the wild for endangered species.

  13. From this Frozen Embryo from Ocelot

  14. To This • First Ocelot kitten produced by embryo transfer Sihil

  15. QUIZ 1. What is an Ocelot’s size relative to? a. 6ft 2 man b. 5ft 2 man c. a baby 2. There are 217 Ocelot’s world wide. a. True b. False

  16. QUIZ 3. The Ocelot is only endangered because of its fur. a. True b. False 4. Where can the Ocelot be found? a. Arizona b. Texas c. both a & b

  17. QUIZ 5. Is the Ocelot a group or pack animal? a. group b. pack c. both

  18. Work Cited http://www.agarman.dial.pipex.com/ocelot.htm http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/ocelot.html http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/ocelot.html http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/ocelot.htm http://www.bigcatrescue.org/cats/wild/ocelot.htm

  19. http://www.arkive.org/ocelot/leopardus-pardalis/threats-and-conservation.htmlhttp://www.arkive.org/ocelot/leopardus-pardalis/threats-and-conservation.html http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/dec/28/enhanced-ocelot-habitat-naples-zoo-provides-clear-/ http://www.catsurvivaltrust.org/ocelot.htm#REP http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/earth/CREW/documents/BirthofSihil.pdf http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Ocelot#Behavior_and_reproduction

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