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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Sep 19, 8:27 PM
Meet world’s newest wild cat, first in more than century
The male measures 18 inches from its head to the base of its tail.
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Meet world’s newest wild cat, first in more than century
KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) and The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened The male measures 18 inches from its head to the base of its tail.
The headline split The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) frames it as "Meet world’s newest wild cat, first in more than century". KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "New wild cat species discovered for first time in a century".
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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Sep 19, 8:27 PM
Meet world’s newest wild cat, first in more than century
The male measures 18 inches from its head to the base of its tail.
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The Birmingham News (AL.com)News report · Sep 19, 8:27 PM
Meet world’s newest wild cat, first in more than century
The male measures 18 inches from its head to the base of its tail.
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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Sep 19, 8:27 PM
Meet world’s newest wild cat, first in more than century
The male measures 18 inches from its head to the base of its tail.
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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Sep 19, 8:27 PM
Meet world’s newest wild cat, first in more than century
The male measures 18 inches from its head to the base of its tail.
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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Sep 19, 7:36 PM
New wild cat species discovered for first time in a century
A tiny spotted wild cat from Bolivia that spent about a year living as a house pet has been identified as the first entirely new feline species discovered in more than a century, according...
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Sep 19, 7:36 PM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.
Sep 19, 8:27 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.
Sep 19, 8:27 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.
Sep 19, 8:27 PM: The Birmingham News (AL.com) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 6 sources · 1 bucket.