The animal was called “The rarest cat in the world” and its photo has been circulating on social networks for several weeks.
Nature never ceases to amaze us – in the farthest reaches of the land or ocean, scientists occasionally meet new wonderful, previously undescribed species. So it might be this time, but there’s something, the Daily Mail writes.
A few weeks ago, a photo of an unusually colorful cat appeared, which allegedly lives in “hard-to-reach areas of the Amazon rainforest” and has been dubbed the representative of “the rarest cat species in the world.” social networks. The original post includes a description of the species and explains the fact that it lives in such a remote corner of the world that no one knew anything about the unusual cat-snake before.
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Some web users were wary of such a strange color of the cat, while others did not doubt the authenticity of the information. One way or another, the original post with the photo received almost 1000 reposts and a huge number of likes.
The author of the post, which later turned out to be Russian Alexei Vasilyev, admitted that he nevertheless deliberately threw the “duck”. While browsing through the files on his phone, the man found the photo and decided that it would be quite fun to post it on social networks. To make the post more realistic, he changed the name “serpent cat” to Latin, took the description of another species, changed a few details in it, and added information about the rarity of this species and where and when it first happened. perceived. Also, the man mentioned a non-existent channel as another proof of authenticity.
Some netizens actually believed in the existence of a similarly colored cat, but scientists quickly dotted the “i”. According to Dr Andrew Kitchener, Chief Curator of Vertebrate and wildcat expert at the National Museums of Scotland, the snakecat is certain not to exist and has not been scientifically identified. A simply dressed image of a South American cat of the genus Leopardus (possibly a margay, Leopardus wiedii) was used to compose a photograph apparently.
Kitchener emphasized that the nature of our planet is still full of many mysteries and of course we could meet a new breed of cat living in South America, but unfortunately this is not an option.
Note that Vasiliev is not actually the author of the picture, in fact, he only posted the photo on the social network and circled users around his finger. The man said he once saved it on his cell phone and later used it for a post, creating a cat-snake legend.
Most likely, the picture was created using artificial intelligence or Photoshop. Experts suggest that the pattern on the body of a mangrove snake, also known as Ulenburong, was used to create incredible color.
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Source: Focus
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