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weird. new species of cat was discovered. first new one in 100 years.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/science/tilcayo-new-cat-s...
iridescent appetizing jew abode
  09/18/26
looks like an ocelot. who thinks it's a new cat?
apoplectic pit
  09/18/26
I've seen those before, lemme see if I can find the pictures...
Mint Heaven Goal In Life
  09/18/26
guy looks cool as fuck
checked out chud
  09/18/26
THEY MADE IT UP “A necessary step for biodiversity...
apoplectic pit
  09/18/26
cool now do humans.
Sepia Trailer Park
  09/18/26
cute!
Mahogany stag film coffee pot
  09/18/26
so these cats have been known for thousands of years but the...
apoplectic pit
  09/18/26
it's already been domesticated but it's a new cat they just ...
apoplectic pit
  09/18/26


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Date: September 18th, 2026 3:43 PM
Author: iridescent appetizing jew abode

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/science/tilcayo-new-cat-species-bolivia.html

New Species of Cat Discovered for First Time in a Century

The species, called a tilcayo, is smaller than a house cat and lives in the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia.

A three-pound wildcat with leopardlike spots from Bolivia who once lived briefly as a house pet isn’t just adorable. He is also, scientists say, the standard-bearer for the first new feline species discovered in a century.

The cat himself is named Tigrino, and his species is called tilcayo.

Several other cat species have gained official recognition after previously being considered subspecies. But the tilcayo, found in the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia, is the first brand-new feline species added to the cat family tree since the pampas cat was described in 1923.

The diminutive tilcayo, officially Leopardus tilcayo, resembles its closest relatives, the so-called tiger cats, found in Central and South America. After DNA analysis, the scientists whose study was published on Thursday in the journal Current Biology say the species split from its closest relatives 1.4 million years ago.

Still, little else is known about the new species, including its behavior and the number of cats in wild.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904947&forum_id=2#50142819)



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Date: September 18th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: apoplectic pit

looks like an ocelot. who thinks it's a new cat?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904947&forum_id=2#50142820)



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Date: September 18th, 2026 3:46 PM
Author: Mint Heaven Goal In Life

I've seen those before, lemme see if I can find the pictures I took when I was down there on my bar trip. I saw a whole family of them.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904947&forum_id=2#50142827)



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Date: September 18th, 2026 3:47 PM
Author: checked out chud

guy looks cool as fuck

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904947&forum_id=2#50142828)



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Date: September 18th, 2026 3:48 PM
Author: apoplectic pit

THEY MADE IT UP

“A necessary step for biodiversity assessments is to correctly delimit species.”

“In this context, species complexes, due to their subtle boundaries, present a serious challenge to straightforward taxonomic assignment.”

https://www.sci.news/biology/leopardus-tilcayo-15075.html

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904947&forum_id=2#50142829)



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Date: September 18th, 2026 3:48 PM
Author: Sepia Trailer Park

cool now do humans.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904947&forum_id=2#50142830)



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Date: September 18th, 2026 4:08 PM
Author: Mahogany stag film coffee pot

cute!

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904947&forum_id=2#50142858)



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Date: September 18th, 2026 5:48 PM
Author: apoplectic pit

so these cats have been known for thousands of years but they just "discovered" some subtle distinction in their DNA. No one discovered a new cat, that's fucking retarded. Cats breed like mad and shit all over the place, you can't miss them

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904947&forum_id=2#50143068)



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Date: September 18th, 2026 5:53 PM
Author: apoplectic pit

it's already been domesticated but it's a new cat they just discovered

https://i.imgur.com/bq4Lhhz.jpeg

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904947&forum_id=2#50143076)