Well our margay is a boy (male) about 6 months and not weaned. Apparently for whatever the reason he and his mother were separated. Our boy Borde is doing fine... and we are now beginning the logistics of building him a permanent home.
Any donations FOR HIS HOME would be appreciated.
Borde the Margay is officially named Isaiah...
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Borde - The Margay
Well our injured ocelot is now back at the Sanctuary doing well after surgery... I was slightly incorrect... it is a Margay or Tree Ocelot and the primary difference is that ocelot's hunt on the ground and margay's hunt in the trees. The below pictures are NOT of our injured friend, now named Borde -- Spanish for Edge... Since it certainly is living on the edge. Convalescing now, release is dependent on vision in left eye.
The Margay can weigh about 3 to 9 kg (6.6–20 lbs), have a body length of 45 to 80 cm (18 to 32 in) and a tail length of 33 to 51 cm (13 to 20 in). It is very similar to the larger Ocelot, although the head is a bit shorter, the tail and legs are longer, and the spotted pattern on the tail is different. Most notably the Margay is a much more skillful climber than its relative, and it is sometimes called the Tree Ocelot because of this skill. 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 with the ankle flexibility necessary to climb head-first down trees (the other being the Clouded Leopard). Its ankles can turn up to 180 degrees, it can grasp branches equally well with its fore and hind paws, and it is able to jump considerable distances. The Margay has been observed to hang from branches with only one foot.
Margay
Margay in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Felidae
Genus:
Leopardus
Species:
L. wiedii
Binomial name
Leopardus wiedii(Schinz, 1821)
Margay range map
Synonyms
Felis wiedii
The Margay (Leopardus wiedii) is a spotted cat native to Central and South America. Named for Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, it is a solitary and nocturnal animal that prefers remote sections of the rainforest. Although it was once believed to be vulnerable to extinction, the IUCN now lists it as "Least Concern". It roams the rainforests from Mexico to Argentina.
Physical characteristics
The Margay can weigh about 3 to 9 kg (6.6–20 lbs), have a body length of 45 to 80 cm (18 to 32 in) and a tail length of 33 to 51 cm (13 to 20 in). It is very similar to the larger Ocelot, although the head is a bit shorter, the tail and legs are longer, and the spotted pattern on the tail is different. Most notably the Margay is a much more skillful climber than its relative, and it is sometimes called the Tree Ocelot because of this skill. 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 with the ankle flexibility necessary to climb head-first down trees (the other being the Clouded Leopard). Its ankles can turn up to 180 degrees, it can grasp branches equally well with its fore and hind paws, and it is able to jump considerable distances. The Margay has been observed to hang from branches with only one foot.
Margay
Margay in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Felidae
Genus:
Leopardus
Species:
L. wiedii
Binomial name
Leopardus wiedii(Schinz, 1821)
Margay range map
Synonyms
Felis wiedii
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Difference between Boys and Girls
No pictures of the injured ocelot for obvious reasons...
Jazz, one of our squirrel monkeys turns out to be a SHE, when we thought it was a he... Ummmmmmmmm
Jazz was scheduled for a neutering... when we discovered SHE needs to be spayed...
Perhaps I will assist on this in a few weeks.
Jazz, one of our squirrel monkeys turns out to be a SHE, when we thought it was a he... Ummmmmmmmm
Jazz was scheduled for a neutering... when we discovered SHE needs to be spayed...
Perhaps I will assist on this in a few weeks.
New VET
We are currently in discussion with a VET in Spain that has expressed interest in the Sanctuary. Our objective is to locate and commission a new consultative vet, after we lost our last one to a new job.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Injured Ocelot
On July 25th 2008 the Sanctuary received an injured ocelot. Apparently from a fight with another feline and then struck by a motorcycle. Ocelot was stablized and received vet visit on Jul 27th. Evaluation of injury - needs surgery... so the ocelot is off to San Jose to have injuries resolved. We expect to get it back in about 10 days and how it does through surgery will determine what happens next.
Also we have two new recent guests that have checked in... a Jaguarundi and a Oncilla (another feline species)... We are now up to our eyeballs in wild felines...
Also we have two new recent guests that have checked in... a Jaguarundi and a Oncilla (another feline species)... We are now up to our eyeballs in wild felines...
Saturday, July 26, 2008
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