“Ocelot” derives from tlalocelot, the Aztec word for “field tiger.” Female ocelots are called queens, males are torns, and a group of ocelots is referred to as a clutter or clowder.

The ocelot is listed as an endangered species throughout its range in South and Central America, Mexico, southern Texas and southern Arizona. In Texas, fewer than 100 ocelots are currently known in ...

A 2-week-old tiger and an infant ocelot upstaged a governor at Expo ’74. South Carolina Gov. John C. West was present for South Carolina Day at the fair, and he got his share of applause in a ...

New ocelot seen in Southern Arizona, confirmed first sighting in Atascosa Highlands in last 50 years Katie Burkholder Aug 12, 2024 Updated Aug 12, 2024 0 Phoenix Zoo ...

Ocelot females normally have just one kitten per litter, sometimes two. Second, there are only an estimated 80 ocelots left in the country due to the gradual and substantial loss and fragmentation ...

A separate ocelot has consistently been recorded in the last year on camera footage from southern Arizona’s Huachuca mountain range, more than 50 miles away from the new sighting.

Researchers, who found the ocelot by chance while monitoring giant anteaters successfully reintroduced to Ibera, hope that the cat caught on camera is not the only one in the area.

Houston – You may not know it but, five hours south of Houston, a small wildcat is fighting for survival. The ocelot, once found throughout the Americas, now faces extinction in the United ...