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Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

Habitat:

This picture was taken at Tiputini Biodiversity Station,a research station on a tract of undisturbed lowland rainforest within the ~2.7-million ha Yasuní Biosphere Reserve, Ecuador. The station and nearby areas contain a variety of habitats including terra firme and várzea forest, palm swamps and other wetlands, as well as areas of natural succession that follow tree falls, wind throws, or other natural disturbances. Understory vegetation is typically fairly thick , so trails provide travel routes for many species.

Notes:

Taken with camera trap

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9 Comments

yunseong1
yunseong1 9 years ago

Oh my god.Is this a horror movie or some thing.Don't ocelot bites?You take that picture too close.

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 9 years ago

Awesome spotting! Congrats

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 9 years ago

Congratulations on the SOTD Diego!

Awesome spotting Diego,great work,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 9 years ago

A fantastic spotting, Diego. What a moment this must have been to see something so unique, and in such a remote and wonderful location. I love all cats, so I'm a bit envious of this spotting. Congratulations on your 'much deserved' SOTD.

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Congrats Diego, such a cool animal!

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Congratulations! It must have been a very exciting moment! :-)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Beautiful animal. Congratulations.

Yasser
Yasser 9 years ago

Diego, this awesome story and snapshot was chosen as Spotting of the Day! Congratulations! Tiputini looks like an incredible place and we can't wait to see more photos from the area. Congrats again!

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DiegoM
Spotted by
DiegoM

El Edén, Orellana, Ecuador

Spotted on Nov 14, 2014
Submitted on Nov 14, 2014

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