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How do you think scientist identified the saola's closest relative?
By the Genetic Code
What eats a saola?
Saolas are primarily consumed by predators such as leopards, tigers, and dholes (Asiatic wild dogs). Additionally, they are sometimes hunted by humans for their meat and other body parts, leading to their status as critically endangered.
How much does a saola weigh?
A saola typically weighs between 80 to 100 pounds (36 to 45 kilograms). This elusive mammal, also known as the "Asian unicorn," is found in the forests of Vietnam and Laos. Its weight can vary slightly depending on factors such as age and sex. Saolas are known for their slender bodies and long horns, which can reach lengths of up to 20 inches (50 centimeters).
What is the niche of the King Rail?
The niche of the King Rail is to keep the insect population down an ecosystem.
How do habitat and niche relate?
The habitat is where the 'Organism' lives naturally, a niche is any place that animal can survive.
When was Saola created?
Saola was created in 1993.
Where are saola found?
Saola are only found in the Annamite range of Vietnam and Loas.
Is a saola a mammal?
Yes, the saola is a mammal a bit like a deer and quite rare.
Is the saola nocturnal?
no
How does a saola breath?
Through the flaps on its snout
Why are saola endangered?
Saola are threatened by incidental snaring, hunting to supply the illegal wildlife trade, and habitat loss. Due to its highly elusive nature and remote habitat, limited information about the saola's distribution, abundance, habitat use, or diet has been revealed since its discovery in 1992.
What charities are helping the saola?
By not hunting them or threating them for their snaring. WHICH people do often!
How do you think scientist identified the saola's closest relative?
By the Genetic Code
Where saolas live?
The Saola lives in the Annamite mountains in between Laos and Vietnam.
Why are animals like deer antelopes and other hoofed animals absent in the rainforests?
They aren't! There were two or three species of hoofed animals discovered in Vietnam in the 1990's such as the Saola, plus many others discovered before then. Google "Saola".
What is beind done to help the saola specie?
In Vietnam there is a protected area for them and other endangered species.
An organisms' way of life?
niche
