(Peruvian Ministry of Culture/AFP)
(Peruvian Ministry of Culture/AFP)No, the cat isn't an actual cat. Although it is 2020, and anything goes, so a giant, 2000-year-old cat showing up would be no surprise.
This 2000-year-old cat is actually a petroglyph that's over 121 feet long and lives in the mountains of southern Peru. It was accidentally discovered by workers remodeling a lookout point in the area. Experts have determined the cat dates back to 200 BCE.
Learn more about the big cat and how it ended up there in this piece from VICE.
(Peruvian Ministry of Culture/AFP)
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