A remarkable new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, has been found in the lush Yungas forests of Bolivia. Genetic studies ...

A spotted cat that locals in the Bolivian Andes frequently believed to be a house cat has been identified as a brand new species. Genetic testing revealed it as the tilcayo cat (Leopardus tilcayo), ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of wild cat for the first time in more than a century, a Bolivian researcher says.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Leopardus tilcayo at the Senda Verde animal refuge in Bolivia's Yungas region. (Fernando Faciole / National Geographic) For the ...

The wild cat is the size of a domestic kitten. Despite its elusive nature, there are three major threats to its existence.

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A previously unknown cat species has been ...

Discovered in a cloud forest in Brazil, the diminutive felines are smaller than a house cat and covered in large, irregularly shaped rosettes ...

A previously unknown species of wild cat has been identified in South America.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the small, spotted feline had been living for years. The discovery ...

The discovery, reported Thursday in the journal Current Biology, marks the first time scientists have named and described a new living wild cat species in more than a century ...

A tiny spotted wild cat from Bolivia that spent about a year living as a house pet has been identified as the first entirely new feline species discovered in more than a century, according to new ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By PAOLA FLORES LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the ...