Ocelots Journal (two)

Ocelots are members of the cat family. Their beautiful fur is a creamy color covered with reddish-brown spots lined in black. They have two stripes extending from the inside corner of their eyes and over the back of their head. Ocelots are about 30 - 41 inches long and weigh 15 - 30 pounds. Ocelots are carnivores whose eats mostly on primarily of rabbits, small rodents, and birds. They hunt at night and spend the day resting in brush so thick that the only way a person can move through it is by crawling. Ocelots live in an area of about 1 to 4 square miles. Females prepare a den for their babys in thick brush. Mothers go out at night to hunt, but accompany each day with their kittens at the den. The kittens begin hunting with their mother when they are about 3 months old. They stay with her until they are about a year old. Ocelots can live 20 years in maximum. What do you think about the ocelots life? They actually has good habitat, but now these habitats are distroyed by us. This cause the ocelots homeless, think of this i felt dissappointed to myself.


Information adapted from:http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/ocelot/