01-03-2023, 01:27 PM
A documentary about raising an orphaned baby ocelot with hopes of returning it to the wilds of the Peruvian rainforest.
I had reservations going in. Some of the camera angles on dangerous encounters were too good, as if staged. And why would they befriend the ocelot? Shouldn't they minimize contact to keep it wild? I now take that all back. Raising and releasing a predator poses unique challenges. It's just isn't done. It takes time, and a mentor, to teach the ocelot to hunt, how to catch and hold prey, and what animals and insects to avoid--all done in an uncontrolled wild environment.
The humans raising the ocelot are themselves scarred by past traumas, so this is as much about them trying to deal with their own demons through helping the ocelot.
Ocelot cubs are so damned cute!
Recommended.
I had reservations going in. Some of the camera angles on dangerous encounters were too good, as if staged. And why would they befriend the ocelot? Shouldn't they minimize contact to keep it wild? I now take that all back. Raising and releasing a predator poses unique challenges. It's just isn't done. It takes time, and a mentor, to teach the ocelot to hunt, how to catch and hold prey, and what animals and insects to avoid--all done in an uncontrolled wild environment.
The humans raising the ocelot are themselves scarred by past traumas, so this is as much about them trying to deal with their own demons through helping the ocelot.
Ocelot cubs are so damned cute!
Recommended.
I'm nobody's pony.