The ocelot is a sleek animal with one of the most gorgeous spotted coat of any animal in the world, also is twice the size of the average house cat. Its fur is golden over most of its body, with white or cream on the belly; marked over the background color are all sorts of patterns. Mostly, the ocelot has black or dark brown spots arranged in a doughnut shape with dark tan in the middle. Sometimes these spots connect together and form chains or stripes running along the cat’s sides and back. The ocelot has two stripes on its cheeks and a stripe running from the top of the eye over the head. The eyes also have white fur around them. The tail often has rings around the end and bands closer to the body. Wherever these patterns are missing, the
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They have pointed fangs used to deliver a killing bite, and sharp back teeth that can tear food like scissors. Ocelots do not have teeth appropriate for chewing, so they tear their food to pieces and swallow it whole. Their rough tongues can clean a bone of every last tasty piece.
Ocelot family is made up of an adult female and her young, because once the breeding is done males leave. Females are pregnant for a little over two months before she gives birth in a hollow tree or cave. Female ocelots have litters of two or three darkly colored kittens. The mother protects her kittens, feeds them, and cares for them all by herself.
Ocelots' fine fur has made them the target of countless hunters, and in many areas they are quite rare, including Texas, where they are endangered. Another threat to ocelots is habitat loss due to agriculture. People tearing down trees and bushes are also tearing down homes of wild animals. It is important we stop tearing down so many trees and bushes to make sure ocelots have homes to come to during the day. Ocelots are protected in the United States and most other countries where they live. I picked this topic because ocelots are beautiful animals that need to be protected from hunters, farmers, and pet
They have pointed fangs used to deliver a killing bite, and sharp back teeth that can tear food like scissors. Ocelots do not have teeth appropriate for chewing, so they tear their food to pieces and swallow it whole. Their rough tongues can clean a bone of every last tasty piece.
Ocelot family is made up of an adult female and her young, because once the breeding is done males leave. Females are pregnant for a little over two months before she gives birth in a hollow tree or cave. Female ocelots have litters of two or three darkly colored kittens. The mother protects her kittens, feeds them, and cares for them all by herself.
Ocelots' fine fur has made them the target of countless hunters, and in many areas they are quite rare, including Texas, where they are endangered. Another threat to ocelots is habitat loss due to agriculture. People tearing down trees and bushes are also tearing down homes of wild animals. It is important we stop tearing down so many trees and bushes to make sure ocelots have homes to come to during the day. Ocelots are protected in the United States and most other countries where they live. I picked this topic because ocelots are beautiful animals that need to be protected from hunters, farmers, and pet