https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/first-new-wild-cat-species-identified-in-over-100-years-is-an-adorably-tiny-tigerContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/first-new-wild-cat-species-identified-in-over-100-years-is-an-adorably-tiny-tigerhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/first-new-wild-cat-species-identified-in-over-100-years-is-an-adorably-tiny-tiger#u84682Sat, 26 Sep 2026 04:26:21 +0000Researchers have identified the tilcayo (Leopardus tilcayo), a tiny wild cat from Bolivia's Yungas cloud forests, marking the first discovery of a living novel cat species in more than a century. The animal is described as a tiger cat that had remained unknown to science despite existing in local knowledge. One individual was discovered after a man found it by a road and kept it as a pet for one year, though it is currently the only known living member of the species.Why it mattersIdentifying a new feline species is rare due to the extensive existing catalog of wild cats. This discovery h