Scientist at work: Endangered ocelots and their genetic diversity may benefit from artificial insemination
- Written by Ashley Reeves, DVM, PhD Candidate in Comparative and Experimental Medicine, University of Tennessee
Wild ocelots hunt alone at night.Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThe female ocelot lay anesthetized on the exam table, behind the scenes at the Albuquerque Biopark Zoo. As a veterinarian on the team preparing to artificially inseminate this animal, my palms were sweating at the thought of missing a step, dropping the sperm sample, or...
