Meet The Critically Endangered Saola: Secretive And Shy, But Still Out There?


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It comes as no surprise that some of the most remote places on Earth are filled with some of Earth’s rarest creatures. From those that have only been seen via camera trap, to cases of discovery and rediscovery, even large creatures can manage to hide away inside secret habitats. None more so than the Saola. Advertisement Advertisement Saolas (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) are a critically endangered large species that only live in the Annamite Mountains region of Laos and Vietnam. The actual area is thought to be between 5,000 and 15,000 square kilometers (1,931-5,792 square miles), but reports suggest that the species...