True or False? Costa Rican wild cats are all active during the daytime.
False (Most are nocturnal)
What is the smallest wild cat in Costa Rica?
The oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)
True or False: The tracks of a puma are larger and less pointed than those of a jaguar.
False
Name the Costa Rican Cat
Ocelot / Manigordo
True or False: The oncilla lives primarily at higher elevations, in montane forests on the flanks of volcanos and other high mountains.
True
True or False: All ocelots have the same coat pattern.
False, each individual has a unique coat pattern.
Which wild cat of Costa Rica is most likely to hunt birds, reptiles, and small mammals? a) Puma b) Ocelot c) Jaguar d) Margay
b) Ocelot
Name the Costa Rican Cat
Jagarundi / Yagurundi
Name the Costa Rican Cat
Puma / León de la montaña
True or False: There are Lynx in Costa Rica
False
What is the largest wild cat in Costa Rica?
Jaguar
Which of these cats is known for its ability to climb trees and often hunts arboreally? a) Jaguar b) Margay c) Jaguarundi d) Puma
b) Margay
Name the Costa Rican Cat
Margay / Caucel
The ocelot is among the smaller wild cats in Costa Rica. True or False?
True
True or False: The margay employs an unusual hunting technique of imitating its prey’s vocalizations.
True
Name the Costa Rican Cat
Tigrillo/ Oncilla
True or False: The Jaguarundi is the only wild cat in Costa Rica that is primarily active during the day
True
Name the Costa Rican Cat
Jaguar / Tigre
True or False: In some places, the puma has a misallocated reputation for being dangerous to humans, but only 44 fatal attacks have been recorded in the last 100 years.
True