Ocelot - Facts About Ocelots

ocelot - facts about ocelots

This animal in the background is called an ocelot, (The name of this creature is pronounced ocalot). This animal is about twice the size of a average sized house cat. The ocelot eats rabbits, rodents, iguanas, fish, and frogs as you can tell not animals that are very  big. This animal is a mammal which means that it has fur on its body and does not lay eggs.

 

The ocelot is also a carnivore which means that this animal eats only meat. FUN FACT - There was one ocelot that escaped from a California zoo. It traveled the whole United States, except Texas. It finally settled in South America!!!