Optional@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 天前Say It With Us: Paola Nogales-Ascarrunzlemmy.imagisphe.reimagemessage-square127linkfedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down163
arrow-up1344arrow-down1imageSay It With Us: Paola Nogales-Ascarrunzlemmy.imagisphe.reOptional@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 天前message-square127linkfedilink
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 天前One was taken in in 2016, then taken to a sanctuary. Then they studied it, did genetic testing, looked for and studied them in the wild. The new thing is the official designation and the publication of the research from the last ten years. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-adorable-and-tiny-tilcayo-the-first-brand-new-cat-species-identified-in-more-than-a-century-180989528/
minus-squarewomboflll@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 天前OK because I knew I heard about it before and was wondering why its just now blowing up.
One was taken in in 2016, then taken to a sanctuary. Then they studied it, did genetic testing, looked for and studied them in the wild. The new thing is the official designation and the publication of the research from the last ten years.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-adorable-and-tiny-tilcayo-the-first-brand-new-cat-species-identified-in-more-than-a-century-180989528/
OK because I knew I heard about it before and was wondering why its just now blowing up.