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Ocelot
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- Length
- 45 inches, tail 15 inches.
- Description
- Colour rufous tawny or brownish with blackish spots, rosettes and stripes, very variable in pattern. Below white with black spots.
- Range
- Lower Louisiana and Texas, throughout South America.
This is a small spotted cat, ranging from the tropics to just within our borders. It is very variable in colour and doubtless when carefully studied will prove to present several well marked varieties. Its habits within the United States are very little known.