ocelot
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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
They develop much faster than larger cats; by age 2, the ocelot kitten will be fully independent.
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
There are also the cougar, tiger-cat, black bear, hyena, wolf, and ocelot.
From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Ballou, Maturin Murray
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