Scientists in Bolivia have recently unveiled a new species of wild cat. Called the tilcayo, it is the first new living cat ...

In September, scientists revealed the tilcayo, a new wild cat. Then came donations, awards, and a few strange phone calls.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eric Isselee/Shutterstock It's not every day that a new cat species is identified by scientists. In fact, up until 2026, it had ...

A new cat species has been identified for the first time in more than a century — and it’s a three-pound miniature leopard lookalike. The adorable feline, named Leopardus tilcayo, was identified in ...

Researchers have described Leopardus tilcayo, a spotted tiger cat from Bolivia's Yungas cloud forests—the first newly described living cat species in more than a century. DNA analysis revealed the ...

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

The small wild cat, officially known as Leopardus tilcayo (locally known as the tilcayo cat) is native to Bolivia's Yungas cloud forest, weighing no more than 3 pounds and approximately 18 inches long ...

A new extant species in the cat family has been confirmed for the first time in over 100 years. The star of the discovery is a wild spotted cat found in the Andean forests of Bolivia, South America.

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

Meet Leopardus tilcayo, the beautiful little South American feline charming the internet, and find out why it's so special.

Scientists have described a new species of wild cat for the first time in over a century. Genetic analysis has revealed that South America’s tiger cats, once considered a single group, actually ...