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First new feline species in 100 years found in Bolivian forest

Researchers working in a Bolivian forest identified the new cat species, the first feline of its kind described in a century; no word on whether it cares.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on Late Night BBN
Published 11:51 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: “First new feline species in 100 years discovered in Bolivian forest - ABC News”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 11:51 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOkay, the one we teased: scientists have found a new wild cat species in a Bolivian forest, the first new feline species described in a hundred years.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA hundred years. That is a long time to hide from a camera trap, and it still never posted a thing.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI always ask who had the first sighting, and the answer here is straightforward: the cat was in that forest long before any scientist with a notebook showed up.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it got there first.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCorrect, Kenji. We are the guests in its forest, and it has not yet said whether it will be signing autographs.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA cat that ignores us on purpose. Rex, does your league have anything that cool?

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