Ocelot
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The ocelot is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches 40–50 cm at the shoulders and weighs between 7 and 15.5 kg on average. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and So
016 Ocelot in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Ocelot distribution
The ocelot is not significantly sexually dimorphic, varying only slightly in mature maximum weight.
Ocelot resting in a tree
Babou (ocelot)
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Babou was a pet ocelot and frequent companion of the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí in the 1960s. A cat lover, Dalí claimed to have been given the animal by the head of state of Colombia. Babou's dat
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…injure their owners with bites. Nevertheless, carefully raised ocelots can be highly affectionate. Painter Salvador Dalí kept a pet ocelot named Babou that was seen with him at many places he visited, including a voyage aboard SS France. When one of the diners at a New York restaurant was alarmed by…
Salvador Dalí (left) and Babou (right), 1965