Jill's Pick From Around the World: Rare antelope-like mammal caught in Asia
There may only be a few dozen of Saola left in the wild.
Photo credit: BBC News
From BBC News: 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. The Saola - Pseudoryx nghetinhensis - is believed to inhabit the Annamite Mountains of Laos and Vietnam, and that is where villagers from Laos' central province of Bolikhamxay caught the unfortunate adult male earlier this August.
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 9/21/2010 6:00 AM 
Categories: Jill's Pick from Around the World
Tags: antelope vietnam asia laos asian unicorn saola
Categories: Jill's Pick from Around the World
Tags: antelope vietnam asia laos asian unicorn saola
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