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Scientists Find a New Cat

scienceSeptember 23, 2026·98 words·1 min read

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Scientists Find a New Cat
Scientists found a new kind of wild cat. It lives in the forests of Bolivia. It is the first new cat in over 100 years. It is small, with brown fur and spots.
A person found the cat and took it home. But the cat did not act like a pet. Now it lives in an animal home. Scientists studied it. They found that it is a new cat.
Only one living cat is known. His name is Tigrino. He is ten years old. Scientists think more cats live in the forest. But the forests are in danger.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a person who studies the world
adj.
living free, not with people
n.
a big place with many trees
n.
the soft hair on an animal
n.
a small round mark
n.
when something bad may happen
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

scientistn.

a person who studies the world

nhà khoa họccientista科学者bilim insanı科学家científiconaukowiecعالِمwetenschapperучёный과학자
wildadj.

living free, not with people

hoang dãselvagem野生のyabani野生的salvajedzikiبَرّيwildдикий야생의
forestn.

a big place with many trees

rừngfloresta森林orman森林bosque, selvalasغابةbos, woudлес
furn.

the soft hair on an animal

bộ lông (thú)pelo, pelagem毛皮、毛kürk, tüy皮毛pelajefutro, sierśćفروvachtмех, шерсть
spotn.

a small round mark

đốmmancha, pinta斑点benek斑点manchacętkaبقعةvlekпятно반점
dangern.

when something bad may happen

nguy hiểmperigo危険tehlike危险peligroniebezpieczeństwoخطرgevaarопасность위험

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The new cat has brown fur.

2

This is the first new cat in 10 years.

3

The cat was a good pet at the person's home.

4

Scientists think there are more of these cats in the forest.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How old is the only living cat that people know?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

Where does the cat live now?

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