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New Wild Cat Species Found in Bolivia | Nigaragua News
Scientists just unveiled a shocking discovery in Bolivia’s cloud forests: a brand-new wild cat species, officially named Leopardus tilcayo, marking the first new living feline identified in over a century. Once mistaken for a common northern tiger cat, this elusive spotted feline likely diverged from other tiger cats 1.4 million years ago. Found only in captivity so far—a ten-year-old male at a sanctuary—camera traps hint at more in the wild. The find comes with a sobering twist: all five known tiger cat species face rapid habitat loss, turning this exciting discovery into a powerful call to…
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