Ocelot

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States

Descended from North American cats that immigrated to South America, this carnivore evolved a patterned coat that helps it hide in the dappled light of dense rainforests.

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Title: Ocelot
Location: North and South America
Type: Taxidermy Specimen
Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
USNM Catalog Number(s): 583896
Scientific Name: <i>Leopardus pardalis</i>
Photo Credit: Carl C. Hansen, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History & Smithsonian Institution Archives
Field: Vertebrate Zoology
Date Collected: 2000-11-27

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