Perusing Ocelot

Like many wild cats, it is occasionally kept as a pet... though better now its banned in most countries as numbers have declined dangerously.
Salvador Dali frequently travelled with his pet Ocelot, even bringing it aboard the luxury ocean liner, SS France... l
et`s see you try doing that now eh???

Ocelot (aka Painted Leopard) IUCN Red List Conservation status - Least Concern

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Also more in my Big Cats folder here [link]

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