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Akers would like to see all hermit crabs legally reclassified as exotic pets, like an alligator or an ocelot, so their sale and ownership could be regulated.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

There’s a new ocelot kitten at the Los Angeles Zoo, delighting zookeepers and visitors.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

Zoo officials announced Monday the arrival of the baby ocelot, a 19-ounce male born Sept. 12 to mother Maya, who was described as “an experienced nurturing mom,” according to the press release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

“It’s not one of our native big cat species, mountain lion, bobcat, ocelot or jaguar. It’s pretty big for a house cat,” Arizona Game and Fish Department spokesman Tom Cadden told The Arizona Republic Wednesday.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

What appears to be the ocelot or jaguar is the favorite subject.

From Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 by William Henry Holmes

With them go their predators, the jaguars, ocelots and—yes—anacondas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Every day in the U.S. alone, more than a million vertebrate animals meet their end on the asphalt, among them rarities like Florida panthers and ocelots.

From Slate ● May 25, 2024

Eventually they spotted ocelots and golden eagles, six different species of rattlesnake and a jaguar.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

Earlier this year, Reuters reported for the first time that scientists were finding mammals, from titi monkeys to ocelots, showing signs of mercury contamination near a Peruvian gold mining hotspot.

From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2023

Sleepiness and slothfulness keep it out of harm’s way, away from the notice of jaguars, ocelots, harpy eagles and anacondas.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel