06/06/2026
🐾 You're kitten us! First twin Amur leopard cubs, now two ocelot kittens born to parents Arieta and Oz.
The births are a fur-midable step for our conservation efforts. While ocelots are currently listed as “least concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, their populations are fragmented in certain regions, making them critically endangered in those areas.
The elusive cats are found mostly in South America, but their range extends into the southern United States as well. they will eventually be integrated with other ocelots under the guidance of the Species Survival Plan (SSP).
The hope is for them to breed with siblings of native ocelots and, ultimately, be released into the wild to help strengthen vulnerable populations.👏🏽
