* Physical Attributes
of the Ocelots:
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Body length: 22-39 inches
- The tail alone is 12-18 inches long!!
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Fur is marked with black stripes and dots
- The back is tinted light yellow, reddish, or gray
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The belly is white with black mark
* Found in:
- Found in much of southern North America, Central America,
and South America
- Usually live in dense, thorny, low brush
* Breeding:
- 1 to 4 kittens are born each year
- Usually mothers spend all day with their cubs, leaving at
night to hunt for food
- The kittens begin hunting at three months !
- They leave their mother when they are 1 yrs. old !
- Maturity: nonseasonal
- Gestation: 70 days