Olinguito - 100 years of mistaken identity ended as a new animal is identified

[SummerRain]

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/aug/15/teddy-bear-olinguito-ecuador-carnivore

An animal has been identified as a new species, 100 years after first being displayed in a museum. It's the first new carnivore to be identified in the western hemisphere in 35 years.

One adult female, named Ringerl, was kept at Louisville zoo in the 1960s, but was moved to Tucson zoo, to the Smithsonian's National zoo, and to the Bronx zoo after keepers repeatedly failed in their attempts to breed the animal. The reason for that failure is now clear: it was a different species to the mates on offer.

Poor thing!

 

[Werewolf Girl]

Aww, they're adorable!