Thousands of birds flying south for the winter stop off in Nigeria’s Hadejia Wetlands National Park. Researchers mapped the ...

It’s not looking good for the saola. If it still exists, it is one of the world’s rarest large mammals — a deerlike creature from the mountainous rainforests of Vietnam and Laos that’s ...

Native to Vietnam, the saola is a horned species so illusive, it’s been nicknamed the Asian unicorn. Researchers reconstructed the genomes of 26 saola using samples from hunting trophies.

Last seen in 2013, the elusive saola or 'Asian unicorn' may be extinct—or still hiding in Vietnam’s forests. New genetic study offers a glimmer of hope.

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) for the first time, offering new insights into the history and conservation prospects of one of the world’s rarest ...

About the saola: The saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) was discovered by science in 1992, making it the most recently discovered large mammal. The second-most recent was the kouprey, discovered in 1937.

Saving the Asian 'unicorn' -- if it still exists Date: May 5, 2025 Source: University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science Summary: The saola, an antelope-like bovine, is one of the world's rarest ...

Deep in the mist-shrouded Annamite Mountains that straddle Vietnam and Laos lives a creature so elusive that it has achieved almost mythical status. The saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), often called ...

In the Lao language, saola means "spinning wheel posts". Meet world's most rare animal- Saola. 22 Nov, 2024. Analiza Pathak. The saola is one of the world's rarest and most elusive large land mammals.

The saola, also known as the Asian unicorn, is one of the rarest animals in the world. Not only is it critically endangered, but the saola is famously secretive; very little is known about it. There ...