Scientists step up hunt for ‘Asian unicorn’, one of world’s rarest animals

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The saola is so elusive that no biologist has seen one in the wild. Now they are racing to find it, so they can save it

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This image of a captive saola was taken in Vietnam in 1993
The saola has only been captured on camera a handful of times.Photograph: WWF/AP

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About this contentVeronika PerkováFri 7 Jan 2022 02.30 EST

Weighing 80-100kg and sporting long straight horns, white spots on its face and large facial scent glands, the saola does not sound like an animal that would be hard to spot. But it was not until1992that this elusive creature was discovered, becoming the first large mammal new to science in more than 50 years.

Nicknamed the “Asian unicorn”, the saola continues to be elusive. They have never been seen by a biologist in the wild and have been camera-trapped onlya handful of times. There are reports of villagers…

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