Ocelot

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A palm-sized paw print and golden coat dappled with rosettes betray the ocelot’s passage through American rainforests and thorn scrubs. This nocturnal hunter stalks rats, iguanas and small birds, climbing and swimming with ease. Populations are stable, but shrinking forests and poaching still nip at its range.

Habitat: The Ocelot can be found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa-rica, Ecuador, El-salvador, French-guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-and-tobago, United-states-of-america, Texas-us, Uruguay, Venezuela