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Local Knowledge Leads to the Discovery of a New Wildcat Species in Bolivia’s Cloud Forests
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Biologists studying Bolivia's Yungas cloud forest have officially identified the tilcayo, a distinct new species of wildcat. Long categorized broadly as a tiger cat by researchers, the feline was recognized as unique thanks to the traditional knowledge of local communities who have always known it by its distinct name.
Biologists studying Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forest have officially identified the tilcayo, a distinct new species of wildcat. Long categorized broadly as a tiger cat by researchers, the feline was recognized as unique thanks to the traditional knowledge of local communities who have always known it by its distinct name.