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Fewer than 100 wild ocelots remain in the United States, but new wildlife crossings in Texas are giving these endangered cats a fighting chance. Trail cameras just confirmed what conservationists hoped for: the crossings are working.
A wildlife biologist in Costa Rica set up camera traps to monitor animal paths and discovered something unexpected: ocelots and crocodiles using the spots as favorite napping locations. The adorable footage shows a young ocelot returning several times a month to snooze in the same tree groove.
When researchers spotted an endangered ocelot on Cozumel Island in 2016, they faced an unexpected challenge: the wildcat threatened species found nowhere else on Earth. Scientists are now working to protect the island's unique animals while monitoring this beautiful but risky newcomer.