diarcesia@reddthat.com to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoBolivia's tilcayo tiger cat becomes first new wildcat species in 100 yearsphys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkBolivia's tilcayo tiger cat becomes first new wildcat species in 100 yearsphys.orgdiarcesia@reddthat.com to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square4linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·15 days agoNo, it’s not an AI hoax. The article in the OP links to the research paper about it: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)01110-3 Cell is a highly reputable peer-reviewed journal. It’s been unknown to science because it was in a remote, mountainous area of Bolivia and looked very similar to other small cat species in the area.
No, it’s not an AI hoax. The article in the OP links to the research paper about it: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)01110-3
Cell is a highly reputable peer-reviewed journal. It’s been unknown to science because it was in a remote, mountainous area of Bolivia and looked very similar to other small cat species in the area.