{"id":99813,"date":"2026-09-18T12:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/new-species-of-wild-cat-discovered-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-century-researcher-says\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:13:42","slug":"new-species-of-wild-cat-discovered-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-century-researcher-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/new-species-of-wild-cat-discovered-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-century-researcher-says\/","title":{"rendered":"New species of wild cat discovered for first time in more than a century, researcher says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     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loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A Leopardus tilcayo cat, a newly identified species through research led by National Geographic Explorer Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region of Bolivia on Sept. 1, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Fernando Faciole \/ National Geographic \/ Handout via Reuters<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nogales-Ascarrunz lauded the discovery as a &#8220;remarkable event, because a new wild cat species hasn&#8217;t been described in 100 years.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The cat is the first feline discovered since the Uruguayan pampas cat in 1923. <\/p>\n<p>The tilcayo is slightly smaller than a domestic cat, measuring around 18 inches, with rounded ears. <\/p>\n<p>A pair of tilcayos &#8212; the only such creatures found so far &#8212; have undergone whole genome sequencing, Nogales-Ascarrunz said, referring to a type of in-depth genetic testing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/18\/fe9e3ba2-f92d-4788-a56d-69e5c6fb8342\/thumbnail\/620x413\/cc3cc51657871c11fa7f699f3d1b74f5\/2026-09-17t154150z-381273466-rc2n9nau7nuj-rtrmadp-3-science-cat.jpg#\" alt=\"National Geographic Explorer Paola Nogales Ascarrunz observes Leopardus tilcayo cat at the Senda Verde animal refuge in Yungas region \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" 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            <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A male tilcayo is living at an animal shelter in Yungas after it was handed over by a family who had taken it in.<\/p>\n<p>A female was rescued and released into the wild after being attacked by locals. <\/p>\n<p>Research on the species was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/current-biology\/fulltext\/S0960-9822(26)01110-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published on Thursday in the journal<\/a> Current Biology, capping off research that scientists began in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So far, it&#8217;s only been detected in Bolivia&#8221; and not &#8220;anywhere else on the planet,&#8221; Nogales-Ascarrunz said. <\/p>\n<p>She said the creatures were classified as vulnerable to extinction, but their small numbers meant they could soon be considered &#8220;at much greater risk&#8221; of dying out.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" 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