New to Science

A Brown Leghorn rooster with orange-red hackles, a black breast and a glossy green-black tail in a slate-blue hooded rain jacket, standing on a mossy trail in a misty Andean cloud forest, a pair of binoculars resting on a fallen mossy log beside him, tree ferns, bromeliads and hanging moss in pale filtered light

Small, Spotted, Somewhere

A new cat has been named in these hills, the first in a century, and by all accounts it is very good at not being seen. He reads every report with professional interest, and his morning walk now takes place in the afternoon.

17 September 2026