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  • We got a new cat species before we got GTA VI
    by HelloUsername
  • Did I miss where they said the basis on which they judged it to be a different species?

    Presumably DNA differences - would have been nice to see something about that.

    There's mention of wildcats interbreeding with house cats, so presumably ability to cross-breed isn't part of the "new species" calculation?

    by pbhjpbhj
  • To me they are all just cats. I'm sure if they all got it on they would all be able to have functional offspring.
    by jmartrican
  • More discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49744704
    by ChrisArchitect
  • Wasn't this link first in this post? https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/meet-the-...

    "The man took the animal home, believing it to be a domestic breed. But after about a year of living with the clearly wild animal, he realized it would be better off at a sanctuary."

    Wish there would be more information.

    by Beijinger
  • There also was the Corsican wildcat[0] which briefly was a new species and now has "uncertain taxonomic status" (whatever that may mean).

    [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican_wildcat

    by toolslive
  • Whoever domesticates that breed for house cats will become rich.
    by t1234s
  • > Tiger cats previously had been considered a single species, but genetic studies decades ago suggested the existence of multiple species.

    So more like they identified that part of the known population was a different species just now. It'll take more effort tagging and identifying other tiger cats to see if they also belong to this particular one?

    by nemomarx

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