New Bolivian cat claws its way into species list: What we meow
Purrfectly new to science: the first new wild cat found in over a century proves that cats do have nine (secret) lives.
A new species of wildcat, discovered in Bolivia, has been formally identified after the accidental discovery of a lost kitten and nearly 10 years of painstaking research.
The Leopardus tilcayo, which local people in the Bolivian Yungas, a band of cloud forest which runs along the eastern slope of the Andes, were aware of, was previously thought to be related to other wildcats in the region.
A study published in Current Biology this week has announced the first new cat species to be discovered in more than 100 years. The last was the pampas cat, reported in 1923.
Perhaps leopards can’t change their spots but apparently, you can discover a new Leopardus with new spots altogether.