Thursday, September 16, 2010

Rare antelope-like mammal caught in Asia

the Saola There may only be a few dozen of Saola left in the wild
 
An extremely rare animal known as the "Asian unicorn" - in spite of having two horns - has been caught by villagers in Laos.

No biologist has ever reported seeing the rare Saola in the wild and there are none of them in captivity.
The animal was discovered in the forests of South-East Asia as recently as 1992.
There have only been a few photos of the Saola taken so far, by villagers and automatic camera traps.

"Saola doesn't have much time left” Pierre Comizzoli Veterinarian

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11328123

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