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 ...

The saola, an antelope-like endangered mammal, has been caught on camera for the first time in the 21st century. The animal, dubbed the “Asian Unicorn” because it is so rarely seen, was photographed ...

The saola, also known as the Asian unicorn, is one of the rarest animals in the world. Not only is it critically endangered, but the saola is famously secretive; very little is known about it. There ...

On World Saola Day, WWF and IUCN’s Saola Working Group are calling for urgent action to save one of the world’s most endangered and rarely seen mammals. July 9, 2016 -- On World Saola Day, WWF and ...

The saola, one of the rarest and most threatened mammals on the planet, has been photographed in Vietnam for the first time in the 21st century. The enigmatic species was caught on film in September ...

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 ...

HANOI, Vietnam — A nature reserve has been set aside in central Vietnam for the critically endangered saola, raising hope for the antelope-like species' survival, a wildlife official said Monday. The ...

One of the rarest animals in the world has been sighted for the first time in more than 10 years, according to the government of Laos. Sightings of the animal, called a saola, are so rare that the ...

Long, beautiful horns. A sturdy but svelte figure. Extremely elusive. In The Last Unicorn, nature writer William deBuys rekindles our love affair with unicorns by introducing readers to the saola. In ...