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Saola has been officially selected as mascot of SEA Games and ASEAN PARA Games 11 to be held in Hanoi in 2021; while a logo symbolising a flying bird and V-shaped hand has been chosen to be the ...
This satellite image provided by courtesy of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) shows Typhoon Saola moving north towards Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.
Local residents knew of the saola before Western scientists first learned of it in 1992. However, because the animal is so rare, few are aware of it now except for older residents, who a Saola ...
Saola’s maximum sustained winds have weakened to about 46 miles per hour, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, a meteorological service operated by the U.S. Navy. Forecasters said they ...
When the saola was discovered in 1992, it was the first large mammal new to science in more than 50 years, according to the WWF. The animal is a cousin of cattle, and it’s made distinct by its ...
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.