A kind traveler rescued a frail ocelot found by the roadside near Fusagasugá, Colombia. He provided immediate care before handing the rare wild cat over to authorities. The ocelot is now at a wildlife ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now, DNA analysis of an ocelot killed by a driver in 2021 has given some indication that there may be more of these rare animals ...

An elusive, endangered wildcat was spotted in Texas amid ongoing monitoring efforts of the rare species. On Jan. 19, Amanda De Leon shared on social media that a park host at Laguna Atascosa National ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WNCT) — Officials at the North Carolina Zoo announced the death of the zoo’s male ocelot, Diego. They said Diego was nearly 22 years old which far surpasses a wild ocelot’s lifespan of ...

A beloved ocelot at the North Carolina Zoo has died less than a year after losing her partner, the zoo announced Tuesday. Inca was 21, well beyond the typical life expectancy ...

On a private ranch in South Texas, researchers have confirmed an endangered ocelot pregnancy by ultrasound—a rare opportunity to document reproduction in one of the last remaining U.S. populations.

Inca lived well beyond the expectancy for ocelots in human care and reared 10 children during her time with the zoo.

Ocelots, the medium-sized wild cats that look a bit like miniature jaguars, once roamed widely across South Texas. But after population declines caused by habitat loss, hunting, and road deaths, they ...