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Whoever domesticates that breed for house cats will become rich.

• kilroy123 13d ago
  This was my first thought. Sadly, I'm sure people are actively out looking for these just for that reason.
• pvaldes 13d ago
  Would be a wasted effort, as there are other species that are not endangered (And with just a male known breeding them would be a defy). Bengal cats, an hybrid of an asian species and domestic cats, are commercially breed filling that niche. They are expensive and forbidden by law in some countries. If you, as me, desire badly to grab one and scratch its belly, don't check in internet Prionailurus rubiginosus. -------------- Claiming that this is the first new cat discovered in 100 years is strange, as we have the proposal to split Leopardus colocolo into other three to five species in 2020. Until 2020 there were seven extant species of Leopardus with many subspecies. Some of those are being slowly raised to species. Maybe this is an hybrid? All Leopardus except the ocelote are endemic of Latin America and many are endemic of Los Andes. USA has the ocelote and some day could have the smaller Margay also.
  • rcbdev 13d ago
    Never knew Bengal cats were such an issue in some countries. We had two a few years ago, they were the most adorable creatures.
    • pvaldes 12d ago
      They are forbidden in Australia, as Savannah cats, because they are a real danger to native fauna if they escape and go feral.