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Tiger cat named 1st new feline species in century
Genetic testing confirmed Leopardus tilcayo as a distinct feline, and researchers said only two live animals and a few camera-trap records were found.
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After more than 100 years without the formal identification of a new species of live feline, a group of researchers confirmed the finding of a small wild cat in the cloudy forests of the Yungas, in Bolivia. The animal was baptized by inhabitants of the area as Tilcayo and received the scientific name of [...]
It was found in the mountainous region of Los Yungas, in Bolivia, 90 kilometers from the city of La Paz. Read more
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Scientists identified in Bolivia the cat tilcayo, a new species of wild feline discovered by DNA analysis of specimens.
Scientists expect the discovery to draw attention to the conservation of tiger cats, a group of small wild cats that inhabit Central and South America.
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