For felid species with individually distinct fur patterns, such as
tigers Panthera tigris [8], jaguars Panthera onca [10]--[12], snow leopards Panthera uncia [13], leopards Panthera pardus [14], cheetahs Acinonyx jubatus [15] and ocelots Leopardus pardalis [16], [17], data from camera - trapping can be analysed using capture - recapture models to estimate abundances and
population dynamics [2].