ocelot
Example Sentences
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There’s a new ocelot kitten at the Los Angeles Zoo, delighting zookeepers and visitors.
From New York Times
Visitors to the Los Angeles Zoo will soon have the chance to catch a glimpse of a new ocelot kitten, which zoo officials said is almost big enough to enter the animal’s public habitat.
From Los Angeles Times
Eventually they spotted ocelots and golden eagles, six different species of rattlesnake and a jaguar.
From Seattle Times
“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
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
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