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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...
dark concupiscible community account parlor
  09/18/26
looks like an ocelot. who thinks it's a new cat?
Sticky Laughsome Athletic Conference
  09/18/26
I've seen those before, lemme see if I can find the pictures...
Emerald charismatic lodge
  09/18/26
guy looks cool as fuck
"in real life"
  09/18/26
THEY MADE IT UP “A necessary step for biodiversity...
Sticky Laughsome Athletic Conference
  09/18/26
cool now do humans.
Pearly Hyperactive Becky
  09/18/26
cute!
confused school french chef
  09/18/26
so these cats have been known for thousands of years but the...
Sticky Laughsome Athletic Conference
  09/18/26
it's already been domesticated but it's a new cat they just ...
Sticky Laughsome Athletic Conference
  09/18/26


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Date: September 18th, 2026 3:43 PM
Author: dark concupiscible community account parlor

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: Sticky Laughsome Athletic Conference

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: Emerald charismatic lodge

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: "in real life"

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: Sticky Laughsome Athletic Conference

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: Pearly Hyperactive Becky

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: confused school french chef

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: Sticky Laughsome Athletic Conference

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: Sticky Laughsome Athletic Conference

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)