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The saola is known as the ‘Asian unicorn’ and a new study suggests a quirk in their DNA could save them from extinction
This could be what keeps them alive in the present.
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. A breeding ...
Scientists have sequenced the genome of one of the rarest animals in the world: the 'Asian unicorn', which hasn't been seen in more than a decade. The first-of-its-kind genetic analysis offers new ...
Unicorns are far more than just magical horses with pointy horns and sparkly manes. From ancient Chinese mythology to ...
The pitch-black recesses of a cave in southern China have yielded an astonishing find - a unicorn-like fish species previously unknown to science. As IFLScience reports, researchers stumbled upon this ...
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