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kouprey

Wild ox native to the forests of northern Cambodia. Only known to science since 1937, it is in great danger of extinction. Koupreys have cylindrical, widely separated horns and grow to 1.9 m/6 ft in height. (Species Bos sauveli.)
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The gayal was classified as a separate subgenus, together with Bali cattle (Bos banteng), the kouprey (Bos sauveli) and the gaur (Bos gaurus), and distinct from European cattle (Bos taurus) and zebu cattle (Bos indicus) (Williamson and Payne, 1977).
Molecular phylogeny of the gayal in yunnan china inferred from the ... by Li, S.P.; Chang, H.; Ma, G.L.; Cheng, H.Y. / Asian - Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
 
 
 
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