Scientists Discover New Cat Species in Bolivia With a Leopard-Like Appearance

科学家在玻利维亚发现新猫科物种，外形酷似豹子

Kēxuéjiā zài Bōlìwéiyà fāxiàn xīn māokē wùzhǒng, wàixíng kùsì bàozi

Scientists have discovered a new species of wild cat in Bolivia. It is smaller than a house cat and has leopard-like spots. A local man found it as a kitten and brought it to a wildlife sanctuary. Researchers confirmed it is a new species through genetic testing. Local people call it "tilcayo." Scientists still need to learn what it eats and how it reproduces.

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Kēxuéjiā zài Bōlìwéiyà fāxiàn le yì zhǒng xīn de yěshēng māokē dòngwù. Zhè zhǒng māo bǐ jiāmāo hái yào xiǎo, shēnshang yǒu xiàng bàozi yíyàng de bāndiǎn, ěrduo yòu duǎn yòu yuán, hái yǒu chángcháng de húxū. Tā de míngzi jiào Leopardus tilcayo. Yánjiū bàogào fābiǎo zài 《Dāngdài Shēngwùxué》 qīkān shàng. Zhè shì yìbǎi duō nián lái dì-yī cì fāxiàn xīn de māokē wùzhǒng. Shàng yí cì fāxiàn xīn de māokē dòngwù shì zài yī jiǔ èr sān nián.

科学家在玻利维亚发现了一种新的野生猫科动物。这种猫比家猫还要小，身上有像豹子一样的斑点，耳朵又短又圆，还有长长的胡须。它的名字叫Leopardus tilcayo。研究报告发表在《当代生物学》期刊上。这是100多年来第一次发现新的猫科物种。上一次发现新的猫科动物是在1923年。

Scientists have discovered a new species of wild cat in Bolivia. This cat is smaller than a house cat, has leopard-like spots on its body, short round ears, and long whiskers. Its name is Leopardus tilcayo. The research report was published in the journal Current Biology. This is the first time in more than 100 years that a new cat species has been discovered. The last time a new cat species was discovered was in 1923.

Zhège fāxiàn yào cóng èr líng yī liù nián shuō qǐ. Dāngshí, shēngwùxuéjiā Bǎolā Nuòjiāláisī-Āsīkǎlúnsī jiēdào yí gè diànhuà. Diànhuà shì Āndìsī Shānmài fùjìn de “Sēndáwéi'ěrdé” yěshēng dòngwù shōuróngsuǒ dǎ lái de. Yuánlái, yí wèi dāngdìrén yì nián qián zài sēnlín lǐ fāxiàn le yì zhī xiǎomāo, yǐwéi tā shì jiāmāo, jiù bǎ tā dài huí le jiā. Tā gěi xiǎomāo wèi miàntiáo, mǐfàn hé jīdàn. Yì nián yǐhòu, tā cái fāxiàn zhè shì yì zhī yěshēng dòngwù, zìjǐ wúfǎ zhàogù tā, yúshì bǎ tā sòng dào le shōuróngsuǒ.

这个发现要从2016年说起。当时，生物学家宝拉·诺加莱斯-阿斯卡伦斯接到一个电话。电话是安第斯山脉附近的“森达维尔德”野生动物收容所打来的。原来，一位当地人一年前在森林里发现了一只小猫，以为它是家猫，就把它带回了家。他给小猫喂面条、米饭和鸡蛋。一年以后，他才发现这是一只野生动物，自己无法照顾它，于是把它送到了收容所。

This discovery begins in 2016. At that time, biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz received a phone call. The call came from the Senda Verde wildlife sanctuary near the Andes mountains. It turned out that a local man had found a kitten in the forest a year earlier, thought it was a domestic cat, and took it home. He fed the kitten noodles, rice, and eggs. A year later, he realised it was a wild animal and that he could not take care of it, so he sent it to the sanctuary.