The adorable feline was identified in Bolivia's lush Yungas forest after biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz was called about "a weird cat" given to a local wildlife sanctuary.
In a story that proves ‘explorer’ is still a good answer to the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” a whole new cat species has been identified for the first time in over 100 years. Found in Bolivia, the animal is smaller than the average housecat, but now enters the […]
For the first time in over 100 years, scientists have discovered a new species of cat through genetic analysis. Leopardus tilcayo — the newly identified species — is a type of tiger cat that lives in Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forest region, per Scientific American.
Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of wild cat living at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia. The tiny, spotted feline had lived at the sanctuary for years before genetic analysis revealed it as the first new living wild cat species identified in more than a century.
A newly identified South American tiger cat is the first cat species discovered in a century. revealing more diversity among tiger cats than previously known. The post Scientists discover a new tiger cat hiding in plain sight first appeared on EarthSky .
A tiny spotted wild cat from Bolivia that spent about a year living as a house pet has been identified as the first entirely new feline species discovered in more than a century, according to new research.
