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8 Fun Facts

Ocelots

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Ocelot lives in rainforests, semi-deserts, mountain forests, grasslands and mangroves.

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In Mexico and the United States, the ocelot population is listed as endangered.

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The ocelot has two stripes on its cheeks and a stripe running from the top of the eye over the head.

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An ocelot family is made up of an adult female and her young.

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Ocelots are territorial and solitary creatures.

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As carnivores, ocelots have special teeth for eating meat.

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The ocelot uses its sharp teeth to tear apart its prey.

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There are currently 800,000 to 1.5 million ocelots in the world today.