Update: It's a girl! Ocelot kitten's gender engenders hope for species' future
RIO HONDO — A recently trapped ocelot kitten at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is female, raising biologists’ hopes to preserve and protect the species.
The kitten was first discovered in early March in trail camera photos taken in mid-February. At the time, biologists could not be certain of the kitten’s gender, but trapping it allowed them to check the gender and re-evaluate its age.
Ocelot biologist, Hilary Swarts, confirmed that the healthy female kitten is about 10-12 months old. She was fitted with a small radio collar, so her movements can be tracked as part of the ongoing program of ocelot monitoring in and around the refuge.
So far, monitoring indicates that she has remained in the general area where she was photographed and trapped.
More, including a great color photo at http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/it-s-a-girl-ocelot-kitten-s-gender-engenders-hope/article_a39cc72a-c9c4-11e3-8c21-0017a43b2370.html .
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