Two weeks ago, the Friday catblogging post here at FREE WHITEWATER was about a new cat species, discovered in Bolivia. Checking in, Tigrino the Leopardus tilcayo seems to be doing well:

View this post on Instagram A post shared by National Geographic Animals (@natgeoanimals) Even in this century, new — and in this case happy — natural discoveries await: For the first time in a century, researchers say they’ve identified a new species of wild cat previously unknown to science. Leopardus tilcayo — or the tilcayo tiger cat…

Sadly, North America never had its own true cheetah. The American cheetah, long since extinct, was closer to an American puma: With their slender bodies and long front legs, Miracinonyx trumani—often nicknamed the “American cheetah”—was long thought to be a North American analog of the African big cat. But in a new study published in the journal Current…