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The ocelot's slender body can measure up to four feet or more and weighs on a average 9-14 kg. The ocelot  is a carnivore. It feeds on other small mammals, birds and reptiles. It's hunting techniques vary and mostly done by night and the early hours of the morning.

Like all small cats an ocelot's eyes close to a slit when there is to much light, this makes him a great hunter at night.  The fur patterns are dark brown irregular shape spots and stripes, edged with black on a light-brown/yellow body coat. Ocelots coloration are known to vary with their habitat. They are darker in colour in dense forested environments. The ocelot swims well and is excellent tree climber. They are sometimes found sleeping in the lower branches of trees, male and female cats often share territories which can be up to 3 square miles in area. The Ocelot has been hunted for it's fur, along with deforestation, this distinctive cat is an endangered species.

Scientific Name - Felis pardalis

Common Name - Tiger Cat

Class: Mammalia   

Order: Carnivora

Genus: Leopardus

( Carnivore )