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- autoexecIt's Leopardus tilcayo aka 'tilcayo tiger cat' and it's very cute. Wikipedia doesn't have a page dedicated to it yet.Bonus pics: https://www.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/SEI_...https://media.zenfs.com/en/live_science_953/73a4cafd69e9e863...https://media.zenfs.com/en/live_science_953/1fea354ba7a8db69...https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/get/maximage/20260917_17896627...
- krigePositively tiny. Really makes you wonder what else is still out there.Also an amusing disjoint between it being called "tiger" cat but having leopard spots. At least the latin name is more on point.
- thangalinOn a related paw, Leopardus guigna (güiña) in Anticura goes by the cute name of kodkod:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodkod#/media/File:Leopardus_g...
- TransformanshenIt always surprises me when people discover new animal species. These little kittens look very cute.
- MostlyStableWow, I expected it to be a DNA based split or something like that, but a genuinely new to science mammal is pretty cool!
- yegleDesperately trying to find a video with the original meowing sound...
- hmokiguessAwwwww pspspspsps kitty kitty ^_^
- rgloverBeautiful. Can't believe how mini and colorful.
- ChrisArchitect
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- swader999That's a good looking kitty!
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- shevy-javaI for one welcome our new feline Overlords.
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