Eaton RL. 1977. Breeding Biology and Propagation of the Ocelot. Zool Garten.
Keywords: 1Afr/Acinonyx jubatus/breeding/captive breeding/cheetah/estrous/Ocelot/
species/status/zoo
Abstract: The endangered status of the ocelot both as a native foreign species, the restraints
imposed by government on importation, and the low recruitment rate from captive breeding in
zoos, warrant a review of breeding biology and propagation. Referred to chapter "Estrous Cycle
and Birth Interval", in both cheetahs and ocelot if they lost their litters after the average estrous
cycle, then 2 estrous periods normal occurred between births. If they did not raise litters for more
than 6 weeks, or lost them shortly after birth, an average of about 4 estrous periods occurred
between births.
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