Biologen ontdekken nieuw soort tijgerkat in Bolivia: de #tilcayo

Wat een prachtig dier.

Pas ontdekt maar helaas ook alweer bedreigd met uitsterven.

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¿Cómo es el tilcayo, el nuevo felino de Bolivia identificado por ADN?

#Tilcayo #LeopardusTilcayo #Bolivia #Felinos #NuevaEspecie #Biodiversidad #Naturaleza #Ciencia #ADN #Yungas #VidaSilvestre #Conservacion #felizviernes #18deseptiembre

NEW CAT NEW CAT NEW CAT
#art #rkgk #cats #tilcayo

Scoperto il #tilcayo, il "nuovo" #gatto delle #Ande

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#scienza #ambiente #gatti #felino #SudAmerica #FreeForumZone

"I like to say .... that we always think about big discoveries", Nogales Ascarrunz added. "But maybe these new things are just around us ... now with #Tilcayo, we have one more reason to conserve this beautiful world." #TigerCat 😺 🇧🇴

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Like every good cat, I’m just trying to enjoy a #Hedgewatch while the humans take pictures. I’ll pose patiently—but only because I’m waiting for second breakfast. 😸🐾
#Bolivia #Tilcayo #WildCat

so i heard a new cat dropped

#tilcayo #furry #furryart

New here? #Tilcayo 😎

"A diminutive wild #cat that inhabits Bolivia’s cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century."

#CNN #news #Tilcayo #caturday #cats #CatOfBluesky #CatsOfBluesky #Bolivia

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A better headline would be "Scientists Learn Name of Wild Cat Species by Asking Locals What They Call It"

They call it a tilcayo. It is tiny and adorable.

www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...

#cats #tilcayo

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This one has a mini video clip of a male 10-yo #tilcayo which you can view at the top of your screen despite the subscription block over the remainder. Cuteness factor is off the charts on this little guy.
#tiger-cat

Long live #tilcayo #tiger #cat of the #Bolivian #Yungas

www.nbcnews.com/science/envi... #wildlife #cats #environment

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#tilcayo
#tiger-cat
Discovery of this previously unidentified species was based on genomic analysis from living animals and historical samples in nature museums. Cute little things.