PBS highlights the cat was 'hiding in plain sight' at the sanctuary
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Follow-up coverage emphasizes that the previously unknown species had been living for years at the wildlife sanctuary after being taken in by a local family, rather than being found in a remote survey.
Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz Lead researcher, Bolivian Felid Research and Conservation ProgramTadeu de Oliveira Co-author, ecologist at State University of MaranhãoSenda Verde Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife rehabilitation center near La Paz, BoliviaTigrino 10-year-old tilcayo cat at the center of public attention
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A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the small, spotted feline had been living for years after being taken in by a local family.
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New # cat species! 😻 (New to # science , not the indigenous peoples of # Bolivia ) The tilcayo tiger cat, Leopardus tilcayo Smaller than a house cat. Lives in cloud forests # PaolaNogalesAscarrunz discovered it volunteering at a # wildlife rehabilitation center “I saw this cat. It was really, really small, and I couldn’t believe how small it was"…
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> when the researchers compared complete genomes from 38 individuals across the Leopardus genus, the results showed that not only was L. tilcayo different from the other tiger cat species, but it had diverged from them around 1.4 million years ago—an evolutionary distance comparable to that between modern lions and extinct cave lions.So around 2.8…
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The Tilcayo tiger cat is a new species identified in Bolivia. It weighs 1.4 kilograms, lives in the Yungas, and its lineage separated from other tiger cats 1.4 million years ago according to genetic analyses.
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A very interesting piece from National Geographic about new cat species discovered not so long ago. Link to the full article: https://www. nationalgeographic.com/animals /article/meet-the-first-new-cat-species-discovered-in-100-years # cats # cat # science # nature # animals # NationalGeographic
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I wonder how many different species of cat are just called "cats" in the local language of wherever they're found?We have just got normal house cats, that we call cats. They're very cuddly and they're great for keeping the mice under control.Somewhere in the forests of deepest Borneo is a civilisation only recently reached by primitive Westerners…
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The talicayo, a small wildcat identified in Bolivia, is the first new living cat species to be named in one hundred years. # cat # bolivia https://www. yahoo.com/news/science/article s/scientists-identify-wild-cat-species-194700186.html
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> And they said, ‘I don’t know! My grandpa called it tilcayo, so I call it tilcayo.I'm curious if the locals knew it was distinct from other similar species, e.g. Oncilla/L. tigrinus, or if tilcayo is the locals' name for a broader set of 2+ visually similar species?
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@ catsalad This is an article for you : https://www. nationalgeographic.com/animals /article/meet-the-first-new-cat-species-discovered-in-100-years
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It's a sign of the times that I'd probably think "AI-generated" if I saw those images without any surrounding context.(Maybe a few years ago, I might've thought "great Photoshop job" instead...)
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Friday, September 18, 2026 - Tilcayo: 105 revisions https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilcayo - Gérard Depardieu: 101 revisions https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9r ard_Depardieu - Deaths in 2026: 74 revisions https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_i n_2026 - Resident Evil (2026 film): 73 revisions https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident…
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I don't understand how they're different species from others. By what definition of species are they different species, as opposed to (say) subspecies?
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From AP: The Bolivian Tilcayo leopard is the first new species of cat to be discovered in over a century https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=4qU43pSf7q c&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon * VSN-GDPM c1996 # news # SupportIndependentMedia # vsn
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>...and it's very cuteGreat, so people will find a way to have it as their pet in horrible living conditions.
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New cat species identified: Leopardus tilcayo. It lives in the Bolivan cloud forests. The "Tilcayo" is smaller than house cat weighing in at 1.4kg (3lb). https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilcayo # Cat # CatsOfMastodon # Cats
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Wow, I expected it to be a DNA based split or something like that, but a genuinely new to science mammal is pretty cool!
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New cat species discovered. 1st in 100 years. And it’s beautiful and tiny. https:// youtube.com/shorts/uOKnJx8LMRI # cats # caturday # cat
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Any cat species that I was not aware of can be accurately documented as a zero-day "my beloved".
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today in Columbusing: an overly cute diminutive kitty cat https://www. cbc.ca/news/science/tilcayo-ti ger-cat-new-species-9.7349140
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Oh wow, they are really beautiful. I can tell they are perfect killing machines behind the cuteness.
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New Scientist article: Beautiful new cat species is first to be named in a century
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It always surprises me when people discover new animal species. These little kittens look very cute.
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Very good news that a new species was discovered that's not a microbe or a fungus!
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It will turn out to be a domestic cat that crossbred with some wild cat species. :D
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