The first new cat species discovered in 100 years

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It would become the first new species of felid (i. e. the cat family) discovered in over 100 years, according to a study published today in the journal Current Biology. No, this cat was something totally new to science. At the time though, Nogales-Ascarrunz assumed the unusual cat was a member of the species Leopardus tigrinus. The deeper these scientists look into these cat’s genomes, the more hidden variation they find.

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