Smithsonian Discovers Cute New Mammal Species

Described as a cross between a house cat and a teddy bear, scientists announced the identification of a new mammal species, the olinguito. In the raccoon family, Bassaricyon neblina is the first mammalian carnivore species to be added in the Americas in 35 years, scientists at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington said. The 2-pound olinguito (oh-lin-GHEE-toe), with its large eyes and woolly orange-brown fur, is native to the cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador.