A rare ocelot rests comfortably on a limb after being treed by dogs Tuesday in Southern Arizona's Huachuca Mountains.
COURTESY OF ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
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This is very interesting that an endangered species has been spotted. It is also interesting that car exhaust is what drove them here. Luca probably came across this while searching for the ocelots from Minecraft. Good job, Luca.
This article is very interesting. I never new what an ocelot was until Luca told me. At first I just thought that it was a different species of cat, but then Luca showed me a picture of one and he said that it was kind of like a leapord mixed with a tiger. I think that is an great example of what an ocelot looks like. It is kind of weird for an animal like that to be in South Arizona because they are an endangered species, and they are really rare to find. I think this article is very cool and that they can put him back in his original habitat.
Ocelots are so cute! But I can't believe that they euthanized the last wild jaguar in America. The article didn't even say why they decided to kill that innocent animal. I think that the article just meant to mention the jaguar, but since it didn't give the details it just seems unjust and despicable to euthanize the jaguar, which it may or may not have been. Is the ocelot a specific species of animals, or are there many different species of ocelots? I don't know much of anything about ocelots. If there are lots of different species of ocelots, then did the article mean that the ocelot that was spotted is a particular species of ocelots that are endangered, or did it mean that ocelots in general are endangered? The article didn't really say much about ocelots; it was mainly about this specific ocelot that was seen, Arizona's history of ocelot sightings, and the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
As most of you know, I really like ocelots. And by the way, I didn't find it while searching for Minecraft ocelots, I was trying to find ocelot articles for the blog because they are epic. The ocelot from the article must be a Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis, which come from Northwestern Mexico and Southern Arizona. There are ten subspecies of ocelots, including the Arizonian ocelot. And did you know that ocelots have white spots on the backs of their ears called ocelli? And that they're only half a pound at birth?
I thought that this article was very interesting because I thought it was cool that you could find an endangered species just by looking outside. Also, I did the Golden Lion Tamarin for my primate book and keynote, so I learned that they are six ounces when they are born. I just can't imagine an ocelot being that small.
Oh my god!! Ocelots ARE so cute!!! Luca, don't get mad. I had never even heard of an ocelot until Luca started talking about them all the time. I promised my self I would find a website that explains ocelots, but I never got around to it. So when Luca posted the ocelot article, I was like "Of course! Why wouldn't he post something about ocelots. I thing that they are very interesting and are very cool. Luca, thanks for the article!!
It's kind of hard to imagine an ocelot being six ounces! Although the babies must be super cute. It's great that there are new sightings of ocelots in Arizona when there haven't been any for a while. Maybe it shows that this endangered species is making a comeback? They're really beautiful animals and are very interesting- I loved this article!
I never expected something like this on the blog. Leave it to Luca to find such an interesting article on ocelots. I never knew what they looked like until now. I had no idea that ocelots live so close to us in Arizona. I thought they live in another continent.
I agree with Chloe. I never expected this to be on the blog, but if anyone was to find this article I knew it would be Luca. I found it very interesting, because I had no idea that ocelots live in Arizona. That is much closer to us than I thought they would be.
This was an interesting video. I agree with the people who said that these creatures are cute. Just like many other people, again, I never knew that they lived in Arizona. I can't picture how an ocelot would look like only six ounces.
This was an interesting video. I agree with the people who said that these creatures are cute. Just like many other people, again, I never knew that they lived in Arizona. I can't picture how an ocelot would look like only six ounces.
This article was really cool and interesting. I never had really heard of ocelots until I read this article. It is good that we are confirming wild animals like ocelots are still alive and not being poached. However, the most interesting part of the article for me was learning about the last existing wild jaguar Macho B being euthanized. I did a little research on it, and I learned it was an intentional capture. However, he was euthanized for a good reason. To answer Emma's question, he had severe kidney failure and was put out of his misery. R.I.P. Macho B.
I would have only guessed one person gave Ms. Ghazarian the article: Luca. Otherwise, I wouldn't have guessed that it was on the blog. Sometimes in Mrs. Samson's advisory, we play Ghost and Luca always tries to make the word ocelot. They are really, really, really CUTE!!! Like Chloe, I thought that ocelots wouldn't live so close to us. I thought that they would live really far away, like, as Chloe said again, in a different continent. I also can't imagine what an ocelot looks like when it was a baby and only half a pound!
The Los Angeles Zoo has a cute Ocelot. I read that they are territorial and will fight fiercely. What I thought was of interest is that they eat turtles, lizards, frogs, crabs, birds and fish. For some reason I thought they would eat bigger animals. It is sad to euthanize jaguars to protect the ocelot, it doesn't seem fair. I guess as humans continue to take over the land, the animals ultimately pay the price with the balance of nature out of check.
I thought this was very cool, and was also a little sad. Ocelots do not deserve to be endangered, especially when they are little spotted cats. Al Will said, this was because of Minecraft. I thought it was very cool to have proof to have a sighting of a rare ocelot like that. It has to be one of the rarest things on earth!
I didn't even have to look at who posted this article before knowing who posted it. It's nice to know that species are returning, especially with all these articles of species being killed that have been posted. It's odd that ocelots would be spotted in Arizona, they only live in northern South America, and in southern Mexico. Also, even though they are born small, they grow to to be of medium size. They are the second largest spotted cat in South America. There are only 7 types of ocelots, this is where they can be found and their scientific names. Paraguay: Leopardus pardalis mitis Mexico: Leopardus pardalis nelsoni Amazon basin: Leopardus pardalis pardalis Colombia: Leopardus pardalis pseudopardalis Ecuador: Leopardus pardalis puseaus Mexico: Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis Bolivia: Leopardus pardalis steinbachi. Speaking of where ocelots live, ocelots can live up to 3,800 feet above sea level. Ocelots like dense forests, but dense thorny chaparral, savanas, and dry shrubs are good enough for a group of ocelots. Unfortunately, ocelot fur is highly valued, and ocelots are an endangered species. Ocelots eat small deer, rabbits, rodents, reptiles, and sometimes fish. This last animal implies that ocelots can do something that I never thought that they could do: swim.
Cooper and Will ---- Luca did NOT find this article while looking for "ocelots from Minecraft". He actually think ocelots are cool, not just on a video game Cooper ---- Ocelots are not one of the rarest animals on earth the ten rarest animals (according to my source) are: The Pinta Island tortoise, Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin), The Vancouver Island Marmot, Serchelles Sheath-tailed Bat, Kavan Rhino, Hispid hare, Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat, Tamaraw (Dwarf Water Buffalo), Iberian Lyx, Red Wolf, Dwarf Blue Sheep.
Max how DARE you post more on ocelots then I did! The ocelot's fur resembles that of the Clouded Leopard, and it was highly valued at a time. From 1972 to 1996, it was considered "vulnerable" then from 1996 to 2009 it was rated "least concern" and now it is "vulnerable" again. It's as if people are just waiting for the population to lift so they can hunt them again. As most of you know, I really like ocelots. And by the way, I didn't find it while searching for Minecraft ocelots, I was trying to find ocelot articles for the blog because they are epic. The ocelot from the article must be a Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis, which come from Northwestern Mexico and Southern Arizona. There are ten subspecies of ocelots, including the Arizonian ocelot. And did you know that ocelots have white spots on the backs of their ears called ocelli? And that they're only half a pound at birth?I didn't even have to look at who posted this article before knowing who posted it. It's nice to know that species are returning, especially with all these articles of species being killed that have been posted. It's odd that ocelots would be spotted in Arizona, they only live in northern South America, and in southern Mexico. Also, even though they are born small, they grow to to be of medium size. They are the second largest spotted cat in South America. There are only 7 types of ocelots, this is where they can be found and their scientific names. Paraguay: Leopardus pardalis mitis Mexico: Leopardus pardalis nelsoni Amazon basin: Leopardus pardalis pardalis Colombia: Leopardus pardalis pseudopardalis Ecuador: Leopardus pardalis puseaus Mexico: Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis Bolivia: Leopardus pardalis steinbachi. Speaking of where ocelots live, ocelots can live up to 3,800 feet above sea level. Ocelots like dense forests, but dense thorny chaparral, savanas, and dry shrubs are good enough for a group of ocelots. Unfortunately, ocelot fur is highly valued, and ocelots are an endangered species. Ocelots eat small deer, rabbits, rodents, reptiles, and sometimes fish. This last animal implies that ocelots can do something that I never thought that they could do: swim. Ocelots mate around twice a year on average. They usually give birth to only one kit, which makes ocelots vulnerable to population loss, similar to most endangered cats.
Also, if you would like ocelot pictures, E-Mail me.
I find it sad that the ocelot was found in such a brutal way; being treed by a pack of dogs. However, it is fortunate for science to find out that they have ocelots in Arizona. I envy the cool mind of an ocelot, not panicking while the ocelot was in the tree.
This was interesting. I wonder why people think that ocelots have never left the area even though there have been none spotted in a long time. I hope they could put him back in his original habitat. It is a good thing the animal was still in good shape even after being chased by dogs for half an hour!
I agree with Ryan and Chloe that this is not something that we have every day on the blog so it was a nice change. I had never seen a picture of one before this article so it was cool because Luca has talked about them a lot! I had imagined what ocelots looked like and this was not what I expected at all! This was a cool post, thanks Luca!
It's so sad to think that such an adorable animal can be endangered. I didn't know that ocelots lived in the U.S., much less in Arizona! Baby ocelots must be adorable, weighing that little and being so cute! We need to protect ocelots and try to take them off the endangered species list by raising awareness about them. Like many of you have said, you had never heard about them until Luca had started talking about them. I bet a lot of other people haven't heard of them. They are so cute!
This was a pretty cool article. I feel bad for the ocelot because now that it is found, people will try to learn more about it and probably will encroach into the animals life and may alter his life. The good part is that we will learn more about this endangered species we might be able to help it.
It’s true--Luca really likes ocelots! Luca asked the owner of Pet Orphans if he could own an ocelot in California. She said he couldn’t own an ocelot in California because the population is too dense. But one day he’ll own an ocelot reserve in Arizona, New Mexico or Texas, and we can all visit him there!
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This is very interesting that an endangered species has been spotted. It is also interesting that car exhaust is what drove them here. Luca probably came across this while searching for the ocelots from Minecraft. Good job, Luca.
This article is very interesting. I never new what an ocelot was until Luca told me. At first I just thought that it was a different species of cat, but then Luca showed me a picture of one and he said that it was kind of like a leapord mixed with a tiger. I think that is an great example of what an ocelot looks like. It is kind of weird for an animal like that to be in South Arizona because they are an endangered species, and they are really rare to find. I think this article is very cool and that they can put him back in his original habitat.
I like this article, it's very interesting. I didn't know that ocelots live in Arizona!
Ocelots are so cute! But I can't believe that they euthanized the last wild jaguar in America. The article didn't even say why they decided to kill that innocent animal. I think that the article just meant to mention the jaguar, but since it didn't give the details it just seems unjust and despicable to euthanize the jaguar, which it may or may not have been. Is the ocelot a specific species of animals, or are there many different species of ocelots? I don't know much of anything about ocelots. If there are lots of different species of ocelots, then did the article mean that the ocelot that was spotted is a particular species of ocelots that are endangered, or did it mean that ocelots in general are endangered? The article didn't really say much about ocelots; it was mainly about this specific ocelot that was seen, Arizona's history of ocelot sightings, and the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
As most of you know, I really like ocelots. And by the way, I didn't find it while searching for Minecraft ocelots, I was trying to find ocelot articles for the blog because they are epic. The ocelot from the article must be a Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis, which come from Northwestern Mexico and Southern Arizona. There are ten subspecies of ocelots, including the Arizonian ocelot. And did you know that ocelots have white spots on the backs of their ears called ocelli? And that they're only half a pound at birth?
I thought that this article was very interesting because I thought it was cool that you could find an endangered species just by looking outside. Also, I did the Golden Lion Tamarin for my primate book and keynote, so I learned that they are six ounces when they are born. I just can't imagine an ocelot being that small.
Oh my god!! Ocelots ARE so cute!!! Luca, don't get mad. I had never even heard of an ocelot until Luca started talking about them all the time. I promised my self I would find a website that explains ocelots, but I never got around to it. So when Luca posted the ocelot article, I was like "Of course! Why wouldn't he post something about ocelots. I thing that they are very interesting and are very cool. Luca, thanks for the article!!
It's kind of hard to imagine an ocelot being six ounces! Although the babies must be super cute. It's great that there are new sightings of ocelots in Arizona when there haven't been any for a while. Maybe it shows that this endangered species is making a comeback? They're really beautiful animals and are very interesting- I loved this article!
I never expected something like this on the blog. Leave it to Luca to find such an interesting article on ocelots. I never knew what they looked like until now. I had no idea that ocelots live so close to us in Arizona. I thought they live in another continent.
I agree with Chloe. I never expected this to be on the blog, but if anyone was to find this article I knew it would be Luca. I found it very interesting, because I had no idea that ocelots live in Arizona. That is much closer to us than I thought they would be.
This was an interesting video. I agree with the people who said that these creatures are cute. Just like many other people, again, I never knew that they lived in Arizona. I can't picture how an ocelot would look like only six ounces.
This was an interesting video. I agree with the people who said that these creatures are cute. Just like many other people, again, I never knew that they lived in Arizona. I can't picture how an ocelot would look like only six ounces.
Sorry, I publish my comment twice.
This article was really cool and interesting. I never had really heard of ocelots until I read this article. It is good that we are confirming wild animals like ocelots are still alive and not being poached. However, the most interesting part of the article for me was learning about the last existing wild jaguar Macho B being euthanized. I did a little research on it, and I learned it was an intentional capture. However, he was euthanized for a good reason. To answer Emma's question, he had severe kidney failure and was put out of his misery. R.I.P. Macho B.
I would have only guessed one person gave Ms. Ghazarian the article: Luca. Otherwise, I wouldn't have guessed that it was on the blog. Sometimes in Mrs. Samson's advisory, we play Ghost and Luca always tries to make the word ocelot. They are really, really, really CUTE!!! Like Chloe, I thought that ocelots wouldn't live so close to us. I thought that they would live really far away, like, as Chloe said again, in a different continent. I also can't imagine what an ocelot looks like when it was a baby and only half a pound!
The Los Angeles Zoo has a cute Ocelot. I read that they are territorial and will fight fiercely. What I thought was of interest is that they eat turtles, lizards, frogs, crabs, birds and fish. For some reason I thought they would eat bigger animals. It is sad to euthanize jaguars to protect the ocelot, it doesn't seem fair. I guess as humans continue to take over the land, the animals ultimately pay the price with the balance of nature out of check.
They are so cute!
I thought this was very cool, and was also a little sad. Ocelots do not deserve to be endangered, especially when they are little spotted cats. Al Will said, this was because of Minecraft. I thought it was very cool to have proof to have a sighting of a rare ocelot like that. It has to be one of the rarest things on earth!
I didn't even have to look at who posted this article before knowing who posted it. It's nice to know that species are returning, especially with all these articles of species being killed that have been posted. It's odd that ocelots would be spotted in Arizona, they only live in northern South America, and in southern Mexico. Also, even though they are born small, they grow to to be of medium size. They are the second largest spotted cat in South America. There are only 7 types of ocelots, this is where they can be found and their scientific names. Paraguay: Leopardus pardalis mitis Mexico: Leopardus pardalis nelsoni Amazon basin: Leopardus pardalis pardalis Colombia: Leopardus pardalis pseudopardalis Ecuador: Leopardus pardalis puseaus Mexico: Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis Bolivia: Leopardus pardalis steinbachi. Speaking of where ocelots live, ocelots can live up to 3,800 feet above sea level. Ocelots like dense forests, but dense thorny chaparral, savanas, and dry shrubs are good enough for a group of ocelots. Unfortunately, ocelot fur is highly valued, and ocelots are an endangered species. Ocelots eat small deer, rabbits, rodents, reptiles, and sometimes fish. This last animal implies that ocelots can do something that I never thought that they could do: swim.
Cooper and Will ---- Luca did NOT find this article while looking for "ocelots from Minecraft". He actually think ocelots are cool, not just on a video game
Cooper ---- Ocelots are not one of the rarest animals on earth the ten rarest animals (according to my source) are: The Pinta Island tortoise, Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin), The Vancouver Island Marmot, Serchelles Sheath-tailed Bat, Kavan Rhino, Hispid hare, Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat, Tamaraw (Dwarf Water Buffalo), Iberian Lyx, Red Wolf, Dwarf Blue Sheep.
Max how DARE you post more on ocelots then I did! The ocelot's fur resembles that of the Clouded Leopard, and it was highly valued at a time. From 1972 to 1996, it was considered "vulnerable" then from 1996 to 2009 it was rated "least concern" and now it is "vulnerable" again. It's as if people are just waiting for the population to lift so they can hunt them again. As most of you know, I really like ocelots. And by the way, I didn't find it while searching for Minecraft ocelots, I was trying to find ocelot articles for the blog because they are epic. The ocelot from the article must be a Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis, which come from Northwestern Mexico and Southern Arizona. There are ten subspecies of ocelots, including the Arizonian ocelot. And did you know that ocelots have white spots on the backs of their ears called ocelli? And that they're only half a pound at birth?I didn't even have to look at who posted this article before knowing who posted it. It's nice to know that species are returning, especially with all these articles of species being killed that have been posted. It's odd that ocelots would be spotted in Arizona, they only live in northern South America, and in southern Mexico. Also, even though they are born small, they grow to to be of medium size. They are the second largest spotted cat in South America. There are only 7 types of ocelots, this is where they can be found and their scientific names. Paraguay: Leopardus pardalis mitis Mexico: Leopardus pardalis nelsoni Amazon basin: Leopardus pardalis pardalis Colombia: Leopardus pardalis pseudopardalis Ecuador: Leopardus pardalis puseaus Mexico: Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis Bolivia: Leopardus pardalis steinbachi. Speaking of where ocelots live, ocelots can live up to 3,800 feet above sea level. Ocelots like dense forests, but dense thorny chaparral, savanas, and dry shrubs are good enough for a group of ocelots. Unfortunately, ocelot fur is highly valued, and ocelots are an endangered species. Ocelots eat small deer, rabbits, rodents, reptiles, and sometimes fish. This last animal implies that ocelots can do something that I never thought that they could do: swim. Ocelots mate around twice a year on average. They usually give birth to only one kit, which makes ocelots vulnerable to population loss, similar to most endangered cats.
Also, if you would like ocelot pictures, E-Mail me.
Haha Max, I posted more than you now.
I find it sad that the ocelot was found in such a brutal way; being treed by a pack of dogs. However, it is fortunate for science to find out that they have ocelots in Arizona. I envy the cool mind of an ocelot, not panicking while the ocelot was in the tree.
This was interesting. I wonder why people think that ocelots have never left the area even though there have been none spotted in a long time. I hope they could put him back in his original habitat. It is a good thing the animal was still in good shape even after being chased by dogs for half an hour!
I agree with Ryan and Chloe that this is not something that we have every day on the blog so it was a nice change. I had never seen a picture of one before this article so it was cool because Luca has talked about them a lot! I had imagined what ocelots looked like and this was not what I expected at all! This was a cool post, thanks Luca!
Hey! No copying and pasting!
How DARE you copy and paste Max's comment
It's so sad to think that such an adorable animal can be endangered. I didn't know that ocelots lived in the U.S., much less in Arizona! Baby ocelots must be adorable, weighing that little and being so cute! We need to protect ocelots and try to take them off the endangered species list by raising awareness about them. Like many of you have said, you had never heard about them until Luca had started talking about them. I bet a lot of other people haven't heard of them. They are so cute!
This was a pretty cool article. I feel bad for the ocelot because now that it is found, people will try to learn more about it and probably will encroach into the animals life and may alter his life. The good part is that we will learn more about this endangered species we might be able to help it.
You should use proper grammer.
It’s true--Luca really likes ocelots! Luca asked the owner of Pet Orphans if he could own an ocelot in California. She said he couldn’t own an ocelot in California because the population is too dense. But one day he’ll own an ocelot reserve in Arizona, New Mexico or Texas, and we can all visit him there!
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