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Midget buffalo (Anoa) at Antwerpen Zoo It's a dull photo yet a very rare species of which there are only a few thousand left. Anoa,Antwerpen,Bubalus quarlesi Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Midget buffalo (Anoa) at Antwerpen Zoo

It's a dull photo yet a very rare species of which there are only a few thousand left.

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    Claire Hamilton
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    I remember seeing these at a small zoo in Scotland. Beautiful little creatures, lets hope a breeding program can bring them back from the brink....and that the people of Sulawesi turn vegetarian. Posted 12 years ago

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The Midget buffalo

Anoa, also known as midget buffalo and sapiutan, are a subgenus of ''Bubalus'' comprising two species native to Indonesia: the mountain anoa and the lowland anoa . Both live in undisturbed rainforest, and are essentially miniature water buffalo. They are similar in appearance to a deer, weighing 150–300 kg .

Both are found on the island of Sulawesi and the nearby island of Buton in Indonesia. They apparently live singly or in pairs, rather than in herds like most cattle, except when.. more

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
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Uploaded Aug 24, 2013. Captured Apr 27, 2013 15:29.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO400
  • 300mm