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                   Ocelots
* Kingdom : Animalia 
* Class : Mammalia                                    * Species: Felis Pardalis
                              * Order: Carnivora
* Family : Felidae                                      * Genus: Leopardusopardus
 

* Physical Attributes of the Ocelots:
  - Body length: 22-39 inches
                           - The tail alone is 12-18 inches long!!
  - Fur is marked with black stripes and dots
                           - The back is tinted light yellow, reddish, or gray
  - 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