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

67 points · 19 comments · drgo

  1. nemomarx · · focus · HN ↗
    > 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?

    1. fckgw · · focus · HN ↗
      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.
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