Upper-left (UL) and LL : The OCELOT (Leopardus pardalis). Mostly terrestrial.
UR and LR: The MARGAY (Leopardus wiedii), also known as the Tree Ocelot. Mostly arboricol.
"The name ocelot comes from the Nahuatl word ōcēlōtl (pronounced [oːˈseːloːtɬ]), which usually refers to the jaguar (Panthera onca) rather than the ocelot."
"The ocelot's genus Leopardus consists of nine similar species to the ocelot, such as Geoffroy's cat and the margay, which are also endemic to South and Central America.
All of the cats in the Leopardus genus are spotted, lithe, and small, with the ocelot being the biggest of its genus."
Salvador Dalí and Babou the ocelot.
Guess which of the two was WILDER? :)
How many TEATS has YOUR pet cat? Go check.
DID YOU KNOW that MARK WAHLBERG has more nipples than a MARGAY, who has only 2...???
" Mark Wahlberg, actor and producer as well as Calvin Klein underwear model and former singer known as Marky Mark, has a third nipple.[9] He famously spoke about it to the press before considering an operation to have it removed, but has since reneged, citing his third nipple as his "prized possession"."
"The margay is very similar to the larger ocelot in appearance, although the head is a little shorter, the eyes larger, and the tail and legs longer.
It weighs from 2.6 to 4 kilograms (5.7 to 8.8 lb), with a body length of 48 to 79 centimetres (19 to 31 in), and a tail length of 33 to 51 centimetres (13 to 20 in).
Unlike most other cats, the female possesses only two teats."
"So, why do men have nipples? Because females do."
"The "female template" is the default for humans."
"Their advantage in females, in terms of reproductive success, is clear.
But because the genetic "default" is for males and females to share characters, the presence of nipples in males is probably best explained as a genetic correlation that persists through lack of selection against them, rather than selection for them.
Interestingly, though, it could be argued that the occurrence of problems associated with the male nipple, such as carcinoma, constitutes contemporary selection against them.
In a sense, male nipples are analogous to vestigial structures such as the remnants of useless pelvic bones in whales: if they did much harm, they would have disappeared."
"Most notably the margay is a much more skillful climber than its relative, and it is sometimes called
the tree ocelot because of this ability.
Whereas the ocelot mostly pursues prey on the ground, the margay may spend its entire life in the trees, leaping after and chasing birds and monkeys through the treetops.
Indeed, it is one of only two cat species[4] with the ankle flexibility necessary to climb head-first down trees (the other being the clouded leopard).
It is remarkably agile; its ankles can turn up to 180 degrees,[5] it can grasp branches equally well with its fore and hind paws, and it is able to jump up to 12 feet (3.7 m) horizontally.[4]
The margay has been observed to hang from branches with only one foot.
The margay is considered[by whom?] to be the true jungle cat, because it spends almost its entire life in trees."
See, that's the NIPPLE, I mean RIPPLE EFFECT of researching hyperlinks in wikipedia...:)
Enough about teats unless YOU can never have enough...
A bit about El Salvador:
| Republic of El Salvador República de El Salvador (Spanish) | ||||||
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| Motto: "Dios, Unión, Libertad" (Spanish) "God, Union, Freedom" | ||||||
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| Capital (and largest city) | San Salvador 13°40′N 89°10′W | |||||
| Official language(s) | Spanish | |||||
| Ethnic groups | Mestizo 86%,White/Caucasian 12%,Native American (Maya,Pipil, Lenca) 1% | |||||
Did you notice the PINK nose of the Ocelot?
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