4. A recently discovered large mammal, it is uniquedue to its long horns and facial glands. Also calledthe Vu Quang Ox, it is a quiet, solitary forestherbivore, native only to Annamite mountains onthe Vietnam-Laos border.
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Explanation:
No formal surveys have been undertaken to determine accurate population numbers, but IUCN estimates the total saola population to be less than 750, likely to be much less. Saola are distributed in scattered locations in the Annamites, along the northwest-southeast Vietnam - Lao border.
Although the Saola is an animal that closely resembles the Arabian Desert Antelopes, they are thought to be more closely related to Wild Cattle. ... The Saola is also known as the Asian Unicorn, which is not thought to be particularly related to its long horns, but more the fact that it is just so rare.
May 1992
The saola was discovered in May 1992 during a joint survey carried out by the Ministry of Forestry of Vietnam and WWF in north-central Vietnam. The team found a skull with unusual long, straight horns in a hunter's home and knew it was something extraordinary.