<![CDATA[New #cat species!]]>New species! 😻

(New to , not the indigenous peoples of )

The tilcayo tiger cat, Leopardus tilcayo

Smaller than a house cat. Lives in cloud forests

discovered it volunteering at a 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 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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/ec451c04-1f06-4e64-a11c-25175ffc59fb/new-cat-speciesRSS for NodeSun, 11 Oct 2026 13:56:46 GMTFri, 18 Sep 2026 22:29:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to New #cat species! on Sat, 19 Sep 2026 01:06:46 GMT]]>@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 😺

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/vfrmedia/statuses/117295022511438083https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/vfrmedia/statuses/117295022511438083Sat, 19 Sep 2026 01:06:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New #cat species! on Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:15:33 GMT]]>@benroyce
Perché non ha incontrato la madre 🙀

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