September marked the start of virtual guest-speaker presentations at our monthly Texas Native Cats meetings. The topics have been enlightening and relevant, and we have more in store for 2021. Here’s a brief recap: Scott DuBois gave us Jaguars: A Wild Texas History in September. He traced the history of the jaguar in Texas to …
Ocelot
Ocelot – Leopardus pardalis The beautiful ocelot is a spotted and striped cat that now occupies a reduced habitat in far south Texas, close to the cities of Brownsville and Harlingen. The cat’s markings are unique; no two cats have the same pattern. It ranges in size from 30 – 41 inches long and weighs …