Saola's


 Bree Taylor

The saola is a rarely-seen mammal that only lives in a mountain range in Laos and Vietnam. They are more commonly known as the asian unicorn. This species is so rare that it was actually discovered only in 1992. Their population is unknown in the wild as there also no saola in captivity. The current estimate of their population is a few hundred at the maximum and possibly a few dozen at the minimum. They have two parallel horns that are about twenty inches. These horns are found on males and females. They happen to be related to cows however, they resemble antelope. 

The forests that they live in are quickly disappearing due to agriculture, plantations and infrastructure growth. The pressure that is added due to rapid infrastructure on a large scale fragmenting their habitat as well. This is making easier access for hunters to reach the saola. They are also often caught in hunters snares that are set for boar, sambar and deer. 


    

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  1. Brennan LoganOctober 13, 2021 at 2:18 PM

    This is super cool! I’ve never heard of these animals, but maybe Saolas are where we got the idea of unicorns. If there is a possibility that there are only a dozen left, there may be a chance they will be gone very soon. What we could do besides obviously not hunting them, to keep them alive, or maybe grow their population?

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