New #cat species!
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New #cat species!
(New to #science, not the indigenous peoples of #Bolivia)
The tilcayo tiger cat, Leopardus tilcayo
Smaller than a house cat. Lives in cloud forests
#PaolaNogalesAscarrunz discovered it volunteering at a #wildlife rehabilitation center
“I saw this cat. It was really, really small, and I couldn’t believe how small it was"
So she did genetic testing
She says the #tilcayo is in danger (habitat loss)
"It’s a new reason to protect the world"
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/new-wild-cat-species-identified-rcna598113
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New #cat species!
(New to #science, not the indigenous peoples of #Bolivia)
The tilcayo tiger cat, Leopardus tilcayo
Smaller than a house cat. Lives in cloud forests
#PaolaNogalesAscarrunz discovered it volunteering at a #wildlife rehabilitation center
“I saw this cat. It was really, really small, and I couldn’t believe how small it was"
So she did genetic testing
She says the #tilcayo is in danger (habitat loss)
"It’s a new reason to protect the world"
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/new-wild-cat-species-identified-rcna598113
@benroyce
Perché non ha incontrato la madre
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New #cat species!
(New to #science, not the indigenous peoples of #Bolivia)
The tilcayo tiger cat, Leopardus tilcayo
Smaller than a house cat. Lives in cloud forests
#PaolaNogalesAscarrunz discovered it volunteering at a #wildlife rehabilitation center
“I saw this cat. It was really, really small, and I couldn’t believe how small it was"
So she did genetic testing
She says the #tilcayo is in danger (habitat loss)
"It’s a new reason to protect the world"
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/new-wild-cat-species-identified-rcna598113
@benroyce some dude initially took it in thinking it was a stray domestic kitten, and fed it for some months before it got too wild so he handed it over to the wildlife sanctuary
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