An "obssesed" female ocelot VIDEO CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the scent that drives wildcats wild Windows Media 28K 80K

August 5, 1999
Web posted at: 3:48 p.m. EDT (1948 GMT)

DALLAS (CNN) -- Who needs catnip when you've got Calvin Klein? Dallas Zoo researchers, looking for ways to save the ocelot by encouraging the endangered cats to breed, have found a scent that drives them wild -- Calvin Klein Obsession for Men cologne.

In a test, female ocelots in captivity reacted more powerfully to the fragrance than to natural odors, zoo officials said.

As you can imagine, CNN's Jeanne Moos was sure to pounce on a story like this.