New cat species discovered in Bolivia for the first time in over a century

Scientists have discovered a new species of cat for the first time in over a century.

Smaller than an average housecat and covered in leopard-like spots, the cat species — proposed name Leopardus tilcayo —lives in Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion. https://t.co/uqpT3KSy2O

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