New cat species identified in Bolivia for first time in more than a century
Paola Nogales Ascarrunz, a National Geographic explorer who led the research that identified the new species, observes the cat at an animal refuge in the Yungas region in Bolivia, on 1 September 2026. Photograph: Fernando Faciole/National Geographic/ReutersView image in fullscreenPaola Nogales Ascarrunz, a National Geographic explorer who led the research that identified the new species, observes the cat at an animal refuge in the Yungas region in Bolivia, on 1 September 2026. It was found in Bolivia’s lush Yungas forest, a mountainous region where forests are often covered by clouds and surrounded by high humidity, according to researchers.
- ▪Paola Nogales Ascarrunz, a National Geographic explorer who led the research that identified the new species, observes the cat at an animal refuge in the Yungas region in Bolivia, on 1 September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Fernando Faciole/National Geographic/ReutersView image in fullscreenPaola Nogales Ascarrunz, a National Geographic explorer who led the research that identified the new species, observes the cat at an animal refuge in the Yungas
- ▪It was found in Bolivia’s lush Yungas forest, a mountainous region where forests are often covered by clouds and surrounded by high humidity, according to researchers.
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Paola Nogales Ascarrunz, a National Geographic explorer who led the research that identified the new species, observes the cat at an animal refuge in the Yungas region in Bolivia, on 1 September 2026. Photograph: Fernando Faciole/National Geographic/ReutersView image in fullscreenPaola Nogales Ascarrunz, a National Geographic explorer who led the research that identified the new species, observes the cat at an animal refuge in the Yungas region in Bolivia, on 1 September 2026. Photograph: Fernando Faciole/National Geographic/ReutersBoliviaNew cat species identified in Bolivia for first time in more than a centuryNew species of wild cat was discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas forest and is smaller than the average domestic catReutersThu 17 Sep 2026 16.43 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA…
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