New wild cat species discovered – with only one known living member

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nemomarx•about 1 hour ago

> Tiger cats previously had been considered a single species, but genetic studies decades ago suggested the existence of multiple species.

So more like they identified that part of the known population was a different species just now. It'll take more effort tagging and identifying other tiger cats to see if they also belong to this particular one?

fckgw•41 minutes ago

Yeah, the quirk being that the known population is just this one in the sanctuary. They haven't identified where specifically he came from or where there might be others, so for now he's a one-of-one.

NetMageSCW•30 minutes ago

No, the new cat resembles a tiger cat but is distinctly different even from appearance not just DNA. It just hasn’t been seen or tested before now.

toolslive•about 1 hour ago

There also was the Corsican wildcat[0] which briefly was a new species and now has "uncertain taxonomic status" (whatever that may mean).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican_wildcat

t1234s•about 1 hour ago

Whoever domesticates that breed for house cats will become rich.

kilroy123•39 minutes ago

This was my first thought. Sadly, I'm sure people are actively out looking for these just for that reason.

HelloUsername•about 3 hours ago

We got a new cat species before we got GTA VI

New wild cat species discovered – with only one known living member

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