Ringerl

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Ain't she cute! And guess who now owns the .com, .net, .org and .info domains.

'Teddy bear' carnivore emerges from the mists of Ecuador

Olinguito is first new carnivore identified in western hemisphere for 35 years, bringing 100 years of mistaken identity to an end

A small, wide-eyed beast with luxuriant orange fur has been identified as a new species more than 100 years after it first went on display in the world's museums.

The discovery brings to an end one of the longest zoological cases of mistaken identity and establishes the "olinguito" (which rhymes with mojito) as the first new carnivore recorded in the western hemisphere for 35 years.

The animal – which has been described as a cross between a teddy bear and a house cat – had been displayed in museums around the globe and exhibited at numerous US zoos for decades without scientists grasping that it had been mislabelled.

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.

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[jackjack]

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.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

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.

To date, there's only been one successful breeding between two similar, yet dissimilar, species, namely the Zerlan and Vleisides creatures.

[jackjack]

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.

To date, there's only been one successful breeding between two similar, yet dissimilar, species, namely the Zerlan and Vleisides creatures.

I was wondering where was the BFL reference, I thought you were ill!
Hopefully it will remain the only one

[Phinnaeus Gage]

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.

To date, there's only been one successful breeding between two similar, yet dissimilar, species, namely the Zerlan and Vleisides creatures.

I was wondering where was the BFL reference, I thought you were ill!
Hopefully it will remain the only one

Should be the only BFL reference on this thread, unless they decide to name their 10nm line the Ringerl, then I'm fucked.

[jackjack]

unless they decide to name their 10nm line the Ringerl