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Bolivia's tilcayo tiger cat becomes first new wildcat species in 100 years
Scientists have discovered a new species of wild cat for the first time in more than a century, a Bolivian researcher told AFP on Thursday.
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Scientists have announced the discovery of a new wild‑cat species, the first such finding in more than a century. The animal, named the tilcayo tiger cat, is a small feline bearing a spotted, leopard‑like coat. It was identified in Bolivia’s mountainous Yungas region, close to the capital city of La Paz, by a Bolivian researcher who reported the find to AFP on Thursday.
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