Ocelots are small wild cats with stunning golden coats marked by dark spots and stripes. They live in forests and jungles throughout Central and South America. When a mother ocelot has babies—usually one or two at a time—she carefully hides them in a quiet, sheltered den to keep them safe. The kittens are born with their eyes closed and depend entirely on their mother. As they grow, she patiently teaches them how to hunt and survive in the wild. Ocelot babies are curious, playful, and bursting w

Worldwide, the ocelot is one of our most widespread cat species -- What happened to ocelots in the United States? Stream "American Ocelot" here: https://to.pbs.org/3f6IavY [VID: Worldwide, the ocelot is one of our most widespread cat species. But the last 150 years have been really tough on them and other predators in the United States. Virtually all of the forests in their historic range were logged in the early 1900s, which destroyed millions of acres of ocelot habitat. Professional hunters ra