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The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg (15 and 34 lb) on average. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita.
Large swathes of South and Latin America, and Arizona in the United States Size : 110–170 cm (43–67 in) long, 44–80 cm (17–31 in) tail [ 84 ] Habitat : Forest, shrubland, inland wetlands, savanna, and grassland [ 85 ]
Two main species of big cat once inhabited the United States. One is the jaguar (Panthera onca), which is related to many species of big cat found on other continents.Though there are single jaguars now living within Arizona, [2] the species has largely been extirpated from the United States (in the states of Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Louisiana) since the early 20th century; although it ...
Historian and author Benjamin Madley observes that between 1845 and 1870, California’s Native American population “plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000. By 1880 census takers recorded just ...
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Rare & Exotic Animal Native to Central and South America Found at Washington Rest Stop. Genny Glassman. July 1, 2024 at 12:30 PM. CC Anet Tascio/Shutterstock.
A conservation group is turning over a historic redwood grove on the Northern California coast to descendants of the original Native American inhabitants. (Jan. 25)
Leopardus is a genus comprising eight species of small cats native to the Americas. [3] This genus is considered the oldest branch of a genetic lineage of small cats in the Americas whose common ancestor crossed the Bering land bridge from Asia to North America in the late Miocene .