This Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis, was photographed in Peru, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5177204982
With a range from Southern Texas to Northern Argentina, Ocelot populations have partly recovered from the days they were hunted for their fur. This one is held as Summit Park in the Panama Canal Zone.
