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El tilcayo, primer felino salvaje descubierto en más de cien años

El linaje del pequeño animal, descrito por la científica Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz en los bosques nubosos de Bolivia, se separó del resto de los gatos tigre hace 1,4 millones de años

El tilcayo, primer felino salvaje descubierto en más de cien años

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Could Chinese explorers have settled New Zealand before the Maori?

For generations, the narrative of New Zealand’s human settlement has held that Polynesian voyagers – the ancestors of the Maori – arrived and settled the islands in the 13th century, followed by European explorers in the 17th century. This timeline underpins New Zealand’s history and its political model.

Could Chinese explorers have settled New Zealand before the Maori?

For generations, the narrative of New Zealand’s human settlement has held that Polynesian voyagers – the ancestors of the Maori – arrived and settled the islands in the 13th century, followed by European explorers in the 17th century. This timeline underpins New Zealand’s history and its political model.

Mysterious Bolivian 'weird cat' recognized as new species, marking first discovered in over century

Its path to scientific recognition began in 2016, when Bolivian biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz received a call from the Senda Verde wildlife sanctuary about what staff described as an unusual cat.

  • New wild cat species Leopardus tilcayo discovered in Bolivia's cloud forests
  • First new feline species found in over a century
  • Cat's distinct markings and genetics differentiate it from related tiger cats

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