{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/6aac96204cef87591da34a49?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 French News | New Cat Species Found After 100 Years","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/9b8f2bae-3671-4942-8239-43a3f09c4e9d.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Scientists identify a tiny wild cat in Bolivia that was first kept as a pet, then recognized as a rare new feline species after DNA checks and a wildlife rescue. Also: Asian countries are using Arctic shipping routes more as pressure grows on southern chokepoints, with a South Korean container ship reaching Europe via the Arctic for the first.</p>\n\n<p>Aujourd&#x27;hui : Un nouveau chat sauvage en Bolivie · L’Arctique attire davantage les cargos.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s French focus: se tourner vers, to turn to = to turn to. Vocabulary: le refuge (shelter), les taches (spots), sauvage (wild).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-09-18\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-09-18</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}