ScienceFirst new cat species in over 100 years reportedly discovered in Bolivia
National Geographic reports that a wildlife sanctuary’s call about a “weird cat” led to the discovery in Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion.
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National Geographic reports that a sanctuary’s unusual feline led to the first new cat species discovered in over 100 years. The outlet describes the animal from Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion as a small, spotted tiger cat and suggests it may mark the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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First new cat species in over 100 years reportedly discovered in Bolivia
National Geographic reports that a wildlife sanctuary’s call about a “weird cat” led to the discovery in Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion.
TLDR
National Geographic reports that a sanctuary’s unusual feline led to the first new cat species discovered in over 100 years. The outlet describes the animal from Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion as a small, spotted tiger cat and suggests it may mark the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.