"As far back as the ancient Aztec civilisation, the ocelot has been hunted and prized for its fur...

The fur of the Ocelot, with its dark brown irregular shaped spots and stripes, edged with black on a yellow/tawny background give this lithe, medium size cat a most distinctive appearance. It is grouped, along with the Margay, Tiger Cat into the sub-genus Leopardus. The cats underlying coloration varies with its habitat, with the base colour of its fur being a rich yellow/cream in more arid areas to a darker yellow/brown in forested habitats. The slender body of the ocelot can measure up to four foot and weighs in at twice that of a large domestic cat.

Once found in many areas of southern North America, Central America and much of South America, today the animal has almost disappeared..." and is listed as an endangered species.

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