The name was given to this species of cat by the Aztec civilisation.
The scientific name for the ocelot is Leopardus pardalis.
panted leopard
Leopardus pardalis
Jerry.
The name ocelot comes from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word ōcēlōtl.
Ocelot
Yes. I forgot the name, but the daughter of the owner of the very first Ocicat thought the spotted cat looked very much like an ocelot, so came the name.
Babou or Santos if it'a guy
ocelot
The name ocelot comes from the Nahuatl word ōcēlōtl (pronounced [oːˈseːloːtɬ]), which usually refers to the jaguar (Panthera onca) rather than the ocelot.
The name ocelot comes from the Nahuatl word ōcēlōtl (pronounced [oːˈseːloːtɬ]), which usually refers to the jaguar (Panthera onca) rather than the ocelot.
You can touch an Ocelot but however , if the Ocelot feels threatened it may injure you.