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The ocelot is mostly nocturnal and very territorial.

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Studies suggest that it follows and finds terrestrial prey via odor trails, but the ocelot also has very keen vision, including night vision.

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The ocelot's appearance is similar to that of the domestic cat.

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The ocelot, placed in species Leopardus pardalis, is part of the Felinae subfamily.

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The ocelot is well equipped for an arboreal lifestyle, being an excellent climber, and it will sometimes take to the trees; however, it is mostly terrestrial.

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The ocelot is part of the Felidae family, which belongs to the Carnivora order within the mammals (Class Mammalia).

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The ocelot once inhabited the chaparral thickets of the Gulf coast in south and eastern Texas, and was found in Arizona.

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Ocelots range in weight roughly between 8.5 and 16 kilograms (18 to 35 pounds) (Grzimek et al.

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The ocelot has a geographic range from northern Argentina to southwestern Texas (Langenburg and Mulheisen 2003; Grzimek et al.

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Ocelots are an integral component of ecosystems, limiting the population size of rodents, rabbits, monkeys, and other prey.

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Forest dwelling ocelots tend to have a more yellow or orange-yellow coat, while those living in arid scrub tend to be grayer (Grzimek et al.

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Ocelots also have been valued for their fur.

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On the back of each ear, ocelots have a single white spot, and some white markings around the eyes and mouth (Langenburg and Mulheisen 2003).

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The ocelot is the largest of the generally dainty Leopardus wild cat genus.

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The ocelot was formerly listed as Felis pardalis and was first described by Linnaeus in 1758.

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The ocelot's continued presence in the United States is questionable, due largely to the introduction of dogs, the loss of habitat, and the introduction of highways.

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The name ocelot comes from the Nahuatl word ?c?l?tl (pronounced ), which usually refers to jaguars (Panthera onca) rather than ocelots (Pickett 2000; Karttunen 1983; Lockhart 2001).

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Ocelots live in a variety of different habitats, including tropical forest, marshes, savanna (grassland ecosystem with scattered trees or shrubs), mangroves, dense thorn shrub, and mountainous regions (Langenburg and Mulheisen 2003; Grzimek et al.

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Young male Ocelots while searching for territory are frequently killed by cars.

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The Texas ocelot subspecies, Leopardus pardalis albescens, is still classified as endangered as of the IUCN's 2006 red list.

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On the back of each ear, ocelots have a single white spot, and some white markings around the eyes and mouth (Langenburg and Mulheisen 2003).

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