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Ocelot on the Prowl

About twice the size of the average house cat, the dappled fur of the ocelot serves as camouflage in the jungles of South and Central America.

National Geographic is working to avert the big cats' extinction with the Big Cats Initiative, a comprehensive program that supports innovative projects with quick results for saving big cats, anti-poaching programs, projects that test new technology and more.

Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt

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